Expanded Scope of Practice

Pharmacists can expand their scope of practice in the areas of drug prescription and administration, and ordering of screening and diagnostic testing by successfully completing the requisite Council-approved education, training, and application process. Extended Practice Pharmacists complete specialty training to prescribe and manage patient medication therapy in a collaborative practice with other healthcare providers.

Expanded Scope of Practice

For information on expanding the scope of your pharmacy practice, please see the following information sheets or consult the Expanded Scope of Practice category in the Resource Library:

Administering Drugs and Vaccines by Injection
Prescribing Drugs for Smoking Cessation
Prescribing Drugs for Self-Limiting Conditions (Excluding Smoking Cessation)
Ordering Laboratory Tests

Extended Practice Pharmacists

For information about Extended Practice Pharmacists, please the following information sheets or consult the Expanded Scope of Practice category in the Resource Library:

Extended Practice Pharmacists
Overview of the Extended Practice Pharmacists Quality Assurance Program