Scope of Practice

This week’s Ontario College of Pharmacists' Board of Directors meeting ignited debate how best to establish competency for each new minor ailment.

Make sure you have the correct authorizations before prescribing—and don’t try to get around them, the ACP reminds members.

Lawsuits and legislation in the U.S. are testing how far pharmacists can go in declining medications based on personal beliefs.

A new reports found 3.1 million Ontarians are expected to be living with major illness.

Government’s ‘Patients First’ strategy would allow pharmacists to order lab tests, conduct point-of-care diagnostics and prescribe more treatments for minor ailments.

If we want team-based care to deliver on the promise of comprehensive primary care, we need to define what comprehensive means.

FPs, specialists, NPs and others share a space and an EMR for economies of scale.

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While more and more students look to healthcare careers, pharmacy doesn't seem to be on the table of viable options.

Set to take effect April 1, new rules will require provinces and territories to allow NPs to bill public healthcare plans for ‘physicians-equivalent services’ covered by the Canada Health Act.