The Alward Government has promised to come up with a new health care plan over the next few months and pharmacists want to be part of that with a larger role in the health care system of the future.
The Executive-Director of the New Brunswick Pharmacists Association Paul Blanchard tells CHSJ News there's no one who knows more about prescription drugs than your pharmacist after years of study, even more so than doctors.
Blanchard points out more than half of New Brunswickers say they suffer from chronic disease which involves taking medication and one in 9 visits to the emergency room is caused by an adverse reaction to drugs.
