Epidemiology Coordinating

Jun 6, 2024 | cmaj.ca | Cara Tannenbaum |Ross T. Tsuyuki |Epidemiology Coordinating

Recent legislative and regulatory changes have supported a broadening of the scope of pharmacists’ practice across Canada. Under the authority of these new regulations, hospital- and community-based pharmacists are able to renew, refuse to fill, adjust or substitute prescriptions. Pharmacists may also initiate drug therapy for certain self-limiting conditions, order and interpret laboratory tests, and administer injections and vaccines.