Beginning Oct. 14, pharmacists will be allowed to administer and renew up to two years a wider range of prescriptions for people without a family doctor
B.C. will add 128 new medical school seats and allow pharmacists to renew and prescribe some medications as part of a comprehensive strategy to tackle the labour shortage in health care.
If there’s any concern about renewing a patient’s prescription, pharmacists can seek advice from a prescriber through the Health Ministry, a process that may result in the patient’s referral to a physician. Wigston said the change is especially important for individuals with a mental-health disorder who need medication “in a timely and critical manner,” and will also help people in small towns where the local doctor may be hours away on a call but a community pharmacy is available.
As part of its 70-point action plan, the province also plans to expand training seats in the UBC Faculty of Medicine — the 128 annual seats include 40 undergraduate and 88 postgraduate. Forty family medicine residency positions will be phased in over two years beginning in the fall of 2023. The province also plans to put in place permanent regulations to expand the role of paramedics and first responders to alleviate pressure on the health-care system.
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