Even More Convenient Care Close to Home Coming to Communities across Ontario

The government continues to make it more convenient for people to connect to care closer to home by allowing pharmacists to treat and prescribe certain medications for an additional six of the most common medical ailments. These are in addition to the 13 common ailments pharmacists have had the ability to provide treatment for since the start of this year and continues to be available at no extra cost to when showing an Ontario health card.

Starting today, pharmacists can now also offer prescriptions for:

  • Acne
  • Canker sores
  • Diaper rash
  • Yeast infection
  • Parasitic worms (pinworms and threadworms)
  • Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy

News Releaes;

EN: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1003584/even-more-convenient-care-close-to-home-coming-to-communities-across-ontario

FR: https://news.ontario.ca/fr/release/1003584/des-soins-encore-plus-commodes-pres-de-la-maison-offerts-dans-des-collectivites-de-tout-lontario