What kind of business pressures is the College concerned about?

The College has heard from pharmacy professionals about ongoing concerns they have about pressures being placed on them to perform services that get in the way of their ability to provide the kind of care they want to provide to their patients. More significantly, we’ve heard that these pressures can impact pharmacy professionals’ wellbeing and place pressures on them to make decisions that prevent them from meeting their obligations as regulated pharmacy professionals.

Examples include the use of operational plans, volume targets or financial pressures that impede pharmacist autonomy to make decisions in the best interest of their patients.