ReviewInternational journal of general medicine2016
Pharmacist-led minor ailment programs: a Canadian perspective.
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- Urgent care utilization patterns in Switzerland: a population-based cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Community Pharmacists' Management of Minor Ailments in Tripoli, Libya: An Exploratory Study of Practices, Prevalence, and Challenges.Farmaceuticos comunitarios · 2026Article
- Impact of community pharmacist antibiotic prescribing for minor ailments: an interrupted time series analysis.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Pharmacy customers' views towards the potential introduction of pharmacist prescribing: A survey study.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Advancing Pharmaceutical Care in Community Pharmacies in Poland: A Blueprint for Enhanced Patient Care Quality.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Increased self-reported pharmacist prescribing during the COVID-19 pandemic: Using the Theoretical Domains Framework to identify barriers and facilitators to prescribing.Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP · 2023Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 Controlled Drugs and Substances Act exemption on pharmacist prescribing of opioids, benzodiazepines and stimulants in Ontario: A cross-sectional time-series analysis.Canadian pharmacists journal : CPJ = Revue des pharmaciens du Canada : RPC · 2022Article
- Examining equity in a void of evidence - Pharmacist minor ailments services and the role of systematic reviews.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2022Article
- Sexual and reproductive health services provided by community pharmacists: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Economic evaluation of pharmacists prescribing for minor ailments in Ontario, Canada: a cost-minimization analysis.The International journal of pharmacy practice · 2021Article
- Pharmacist Prescribing for Minor Ailments Service Development: The Experience in Ontario.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Geospatial analysis of distribution of community pharmacies and other health care facilities providing minor ailments services in Malaysia.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2021Article
- Co-design and feasibility of a pharmacist-led minor ailment service.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- Management of common minor ailments in Qatar: Community pharmacists' self-perceived competency and its predictors.PloS one · 2021Article
- Pharmacist Prescriptive Authority for Acne: An Evidence-Based Approach to Policy.Innovations in pharmacy · 2021Review
- Pharmacist Prescriptive Authority: Lessons from Idaho.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Pharmacy-Based Assessment and Management of Herpes Labialis (Cold Sores) with Antiviral Therapy.Innovations in pharmacy · 2020Article
- Evaluation of a Collaborative Protocolized Approach by Community Pharmacists and General Medical Practitioners for an Australian Minor Ailments Scheme: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2019Article
- Community-Based Pharmacy Practice Innovation and the Role of the Community-Based Pharmacist Practitioner in the United States.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Review
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Abstract
Pharmacists have a long history of helping Canadians with minor ailments. This often has involved management with over-the-counter medications. If pharmacists felt that the best care required something more robust, they would refer the patient to a physician. In hopes of improving the care of such ailments, Canadian provinces have granted pharmacists the option of selecting medications traditionally under physician control. This review examines the Canadian perspective on pharmacists prescribing for minor ailments and the evidence of value for these programs. It might provide guidance for other jurisdictions contemplating such a move.
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