COVID-19 shows pharmacists have bigger role to play in Canada’s health-care system, experts say – CBC
Pharmacists are an easily accessible source of essential medications, advice and referrals
Jun 06, 2021
In the confusing early days of the pandemic when many family doctors’ offices unexpectedly closed to in-person appointments, phones started ringing off the hook at pharmacies across the country.
“Pharmacists were the only health-care provider the patients could still see in person,” said Kaitlyn Watson, a pharmacy post-doctoral fellow with the Epicore Centre at the University of Alberta’s department of medicine in Edmonton.
Patients could still seek urgent care in an emergency department if needed, said Watson. But many were reluctant to do so.
