Pharmacists are trained and licensed health care professionals who are specifically trained to prepare, adjust dosages and dispense various medications and contraceptives. Their new expanded role in BC includes providing vaccinations, renew prescriptions, medication reviews, and guidance with mild ailments.
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Your community pharmacist can be a valuable member of your health care team. In BC, they have expanded the scope of practice for pharmacists which means they can offer you new and different services.
Learn About
- Learn about the role of a pharmacist within the healthcare system and the services they can provide to you by visiting the BC Pharmacy Association.
- Learn about the different services offered by a pharmacist including prescription adjustments and renewals, giving injections (vaccinations and other), dispensing contraception, assessing minor ailments or concerns, and providing medication reviews. Learn more details from the Government of BC.
- Learn about your prescriptions, including how they work, side effects, and any concerns to watch for.
- Learn how your medications might interact with each other and with over the counter drugs, supplements, vitamins, herbs, alcohol use or recreational drug use.
- Learn about the different services offered by a pharmacist including prescription adjustments and renewals, giving injections (vaccinations and other), dispensing contraception, and providing medication reviews. Learn more details from the Government of BC.
- Know that your health information and conversations with your pharmacist are private and confidential.
Things To Do
- If you have several prescribed medications, book a time to meet with your pharmacist for a medication review.
- Ask for pharmacy handouts on each of your medications and keep them in your Mywell Health planner/binder.
- Know that you can talk to a pharmacist about your medication issues or concerns by dialling 811 at Healthlink BC.
- Ask your pharmacists about tools to help you remember to take your medications, such as pill boxes and medication blister packs.
- Investigate what medications and pharmacy services are covered by your pharmaCare plan and when there are additional costs from the Government of BC.
- Learn how to register for and collect a list of your past and present medications from Health GatewayBC.
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