In total, the province is expecting to receive about 1,076,000 doses of the paediatric Pfizer vaccine from the federal government, which was approved by Health Canada last week.
As pharmacy professionals and other healthcare providers administer COVID-19 vaccines to as many Canadians as possible, they continue to refine procedures to maximize safety and efficiency.
The Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists (NSCP) has established what it calls a “Position Statement: Professional Responsibilities to Meet Patient Needs Related to Compounding Opioid Agonist Therapy and Prescribing.”
The Ontario College of Pharmacists cites a case highlighted in its Pharmacy Connection publication in which a physician’s office faxed two handwritten prescriptions for two separate patients to a community pharmacy for processing.
The start of September saw Ontario’s roughly 1,700 optometrists withdraw services covered by the province’s health plan to protest the government’s refusal to increase insurance payments to at least cover the cost of providing services.
