To keep the module current as scope of practice evolves, the list of minor ailments is no longer included in the module itself. For the most up-to-date list of minor ailments that pharmacists and interns are authorized to assess and prescribe for, please visit the Minor Ailments Prescribing webpage.
Part A pharmacists and interns who are assessing and prescribing for minor ailments for the first time must complete the module prior to engaging in this practice. Part A pharmacists and interns are no longer required to notify the College that they have completed the module (i.e., they are not required to make a declaration of completion). Since its introduction in 2023, prescribing for minor ailments is now considered part of routine pharmacy practice. It…
Yes. A data sharing agreement is required for all Ontario pharmacies, regardless of the reporting platform used. Even if the platform is already able to submit data to the National Incident Data Repository for Community Pharmacies (NIDR), it cannot do so without the participating pharmacy's consent. This consent is provided through the data sharing agreement with ISMP Canada.
The College does not develop clinical resources or continuing education. The only exceptions are two algorithms, tick bites and urinary tract infections, available on the minor ailments prescribing webpage. These were developed in collaboration with Public Health Ontario to support antimicrobial stewardship for these specific conditions. Pharmacists are expected to draw on evidence from relevant sources to inform their activities and to critically evaluate medication and related information. Pharmacists may choose to use or subscribe…
All PACE resources and forms are available on the College’s website. Resources and forms for potential pharmacy technician applicant assessors at in-patient hospital pharmacies: PACE assessor criteria Hospital assessor application form Attestation for assessing PACE candidates at the assessor’s hospital workplace Forms for current pharmacy technician applicant assessors at in-patient hospital pharmacies: Abbreviated hospital assessor application form Attestation for assessing PACE candidates at the assessor’s hospital workplace
Hospital sites that wish to assess their own employees must complete required steps and put safeguards in place. These requirements are designed to minimize potential bias while supporting access to PACE in hospital settings. Requirements include: 1. Bias and conflict of interest mitigation planUpon application, potential assessors must submit a plan outlining how they will mitigate bias and manage conflicts of interest when assessing individuals who work at their organization. This plan is completed as…
Where possible, candidates should be assessed at a different hospital site to reduce the risk of bias. This can be within the same hospital network or at another organization. To participate, sites must complete additional requirements, implement safeguards and be monitored by College staff. These measures are intended to support more pharmacy technician applicants completing PACE in hospital settings while minimizing the potential impact of bias. Not all hospital sites will be approved to assess their own employees. Each hospital…
Exemptions and authorizations under the Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act, 1990 (LSCCLA), including performing a strep test, cannot be delegated to a pharmacy professional by another healthcare professional, as confirmed by the Ministry of Health’s Laboratories and Diagnostics Branch.
A pharmacy student is anyone who is actively enrolled in a CCAPP-accredited pharmacy education program in Canada, an ACPE-accredited pharmacy education program with “PharmD Program Accreditation”, or those actively enrolled in the approved bridging program (IPG program). Pharmacy students may practice under supervision based on authority laid out in the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991. Pharmacy students can engage in any of the controlled acts within the scope of the pharmacy profession – including dispensing, selling and…
O. Reg. 45/22 under the Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act, 1990, authorizes pharmacy professionals to perform and collect specimens for the following point of care tests: Glucose Hemoglobin A1C Lipids Prothrombin time and International Normalized Ratio (INR) Pharmacy professionals are authorized to pierce the dermis with a lancet-type device to collect a blood sample for the purposes of performing the above point of care tests. This is authorized by O. Reg. 256/24 under…
