While drug shortages are not new to pharmacists, recent shortages of essential medications such as Children's Tylenol and Amoxicillin have impacted a larger population and gained significant media coverage across Canada.
Pharmacists in Alberta who have patients using some narcotic drugs to treat opioid use disorder must have transferred them to eligible, licensed AHS clinics.
The British Columbia Pharmacy Association has made MedSask’s Minor Ailments And Self Care Guidelines available to pharmacists in the province to help them prepare for minor ailment prescribing and contraception services.