Expanded role for pharmacists in Canada is an opportunity to offer better patient care

The newly expanded role of pharmacists in Canada to help manage the health of patients can benefit both patients and physicians, according to an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The article, written by a physician and a pharmacist, summarizes the opportunities for collaborative care and how physicians can work with pharmacists. Pharmacists in Canada have recently been given broader responsibilities, including in some provinces, prescribing privileges, ability to order and interpret laboratory tests, and ability to vaccinate and inject medications...