Pharmacists want to do more for patients than legislation allows

Manitoba pharmacists are seeking an expansion of publicly funded services so they can assess and prescribe treatments for minor conditions such as pink eye, cold sores, bug bites and stings. The article is a policy and scope-of-practice request rather than a market-moving development, with implications mainly for provincial healthcare regulation and funding.

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Manitoba pharmacists are seeking an expansion of publicly funded services so they can assess and prescribe treatments for minor conditions such as pink eye, cold sores, bug bites and stings. The article is a policy and scope-of-practice request rather than a market-moving development, with implications mainly for provincial healthcare regulation and funding.