Pharmacists' Role Expands In New Brunswick, Canada

New Brunswick Pharmacist Several stories out today in Canada show how valuable pharmacists are: an amendment to the province's Pharmacy Act gives pharmacists the ability to replace, extend and renew existing prescriptions, as well as fill new prescriptions in the case of an emergency.

The move acknowledges pharmacists' vital role in providing quality medical care, and is meant to give patients greater access to life-saving drugs. Similar measures are in the works across Canada.

Pharmacists can now renew prescriptions [Times and Transcript (Canada)]

Pharmacists OK'd to replace, extend and renew prescriptions [Daily Gleaner (Canada)]

Posted by Put Pharmacy First | October 29, 2008

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My name is Samantha Martin. I am first a mother, and second a retail pharmacist in Philadelphia, PA. I think the retail pharmacy industry would really benefit by having additional pharmacists available at each location for the sole purpose of counseling patients.

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Pharmacists' Role Expands In New Brunswick, Canada