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OMA warns about the risks of pharmacists's scope expansion

Dr. Dominik Nowak, president of the Ontario Medical Association and a family doctor, said that the biggest concern are the impacts a misdiagnosis can have, not only on the patients’ health, but also in increasing the backlog in hospitals and emergency rooms.

Published Jul 26, 2024 at 7:46pm

Barbara Patrocinio
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Barbara Patrocinio
OMA warns about the risks of pharmacists's scope expansion
Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones makes an announcement at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital, Thursday, August 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Ontario's pharmacists could soon be able to diagnose and write prescriptions for over a dozen new minor illnesses. But physicians in the province are warning this proposed expansion could severely harm a healthcare system that is already in a precarious state.

Dr. Dominik Nowak, president of the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) and a family doctor himself, said that the biggest concern are the impacts a misdiagnosis can have, not only on the patients’ health, but also in increasing the backlog in hospitals and emergency rooms.

Even mild symptoms that can look dismissible at first-sight can be behind more serious conditions, Nowak said. He doesn’t see the proposed measure as a way to alleviate the current crisis in health care.

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