Your family pharmacists are authorized to perform certain tasks in order to improve front-line care. For instance, they can prescribe drugs to treat a number of minor health problems when the diagnosis and treatment have already been established.
The pharmacist can prescribe a medication of equal or lower strength than the one originally given to you by your doctor.
Please note that you may need to book an appointment to avail yourself of this service. Ask a member of the pharmacy team for more information. Some Uniprix-affiliated pharmacies offer an online appointment booking service. Click here to find the nearest sales location offering this service.
Finally, pharmacists cannot prescribe any medications when certain warning signs are present, including symptoms that:
- Persist or recur once the prescribed treatment is over
- Signal the presence of an undiagnosed illness
- Point to a decline or change in the function of an organ
- Indicate an unusual reaction to a medication
