Even More Convenient Care Close to Home Coming to Communities across Ontario
- Our government is making it more convenient for people to connect to care in their community by making local pharmacies now a one-stop-shop for 19 common ailments.
- Starting October 1st, Ontario has expanded the list of medications pharmacists can prescribe with additional six of the most common medical ailments.
- This is in addition to the 13 common ailments that have pharmacists have already been prescribing for since the beginning of the year, providing over 300,000 assessments to date.
- Pharmacist prescribing has been a huge success, giving people faster, more convenient access to the care they need closer to home, while helping to further reduce wait times at our community clinics and hospitals.
- As with visiting a family physician or walk-in clinic, Ontarians can access this service at no extra cost when showing their Ontario health card.
- Through Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care, our government is providing people with a better health care experience by connecting them to more convenient options closer to home.