๐Ontario is considering expanding the role of pharmacists by allowing them to treat additional minor ailments, administer more vaccines, and order lab tests. Currently, pharmacists can address 19 ailments such as pink eye and acne. The government now proposes adding conditions like sore throat, headaches, and fungal infections to the list. Additionally, they may fund pharmacists to administer vaccines for tetanus, shingles, and RSV, among others. Pharmacy technicians could also be permitted to provide these vaccines. While pharmacists support the expansion to ease the burden on the health-care system, some doctors express concerns about this shift in responsibilityโ . ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐- ๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ! ๐๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ +๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฆ.๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ฆ@๐๐ข๐๐.๐๐จ๐ฆ @jom_mattam . . #OntarioHealth #PharmacyCare #HealthCareAccess #PharmacistRole #VaccineExpansion #MinorAilments #HealthReform #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews
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