Prescribing Drugs for Self-Limiting Conditions
Pharmacists can complete requisite Council-approved education, training, and application process to prescribe Drugs for Self-Limiting Conditions.
Learn morePharmacists can expand their scope of practice in the areas of prescribing, drug or vaccine administration, and ordering of screening and diagnostic testing by successfully completing the requisite Council-approved education, training, and application process.
To prescribe a drug included in the category for smoking cessation, a pharmacist must:
The Fundamentals of Prescribing for Manitoba Pharmacists presentation is available at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMSYNV0pEXs
The presentation slides are available here.
Completed applications for Authorization to Prescribe a Drug Included in Schedule 3 to the Pharmaceutical Regulation for Smoking Cessation and supporting documents can be forwarded to the College of Pharmacists of Manitoba by email to registration@cphm.ca (preferred method), fax to 204-237-3468, or mail to 200 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R2H 1A7.
Drugs that can be prescribed under Schedule 3 for smoking cessation include:
Bupropion is not included in this category.
All licensed pharmacists are entered into DPIN as prescribers. Pharmacist prescriber numbers consist of the prefix ‘X’ followed by the pharmacist’s licence number. For example, ‘X12345.’ Pharmacists use this prescriber number when entering a prescription into DPIN.
Pharmacists can complete requisite Council-approved education, training, and application process to prescribe Drugs for Self-Limiting Conditions.
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