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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
We only assess to a point. Essentially, we assess for "red flags" that should be seen by a Dr.
A community based Pharmacist's proficiencies are in medication management and self treatment of minor ailments. It's our job to determine if it's a minor ailment out possibly worse. In fact, recently Saskatchewan gave Pharmacists the ability to prescribe for specific minor ailments
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In your experience, is the medical community behind granting Pharmacists the ability to write prescriptions? Or is there a doctor / pharmacist divide on this issue?