Pharmacy Services Guide
This resource is part of the Pharmacy of Nova Scotia’s Help Us Help You campaign to improve the patient experience at NS pharmacies and increase the overall understanding of pharmacy scope of practice.
Publicly Funded Services
- Prescription Renewals
- Lyme Disease Prophylaxis & Early Lyme Treatment
- UTI Assessment & Prescribing (Uncomplicated)
- Hormonal Contraception Management
- Herpes Zoster Assessment & Prescribing
- Anticoagulation Management Service - Including INR Testing & Assessment (at select pharmacies)
- Mental Health & Addictions (at select pharmacies)
- Medication Reviews (co-pay may apply)
- Adaptations
- Therapeutic Substitutions
- COVID-19 Related Cough Prescribing
- Publicly Funded Vaccines (Covid-19, Flu, Men B programs)
- Prescribing Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Close Contacts
- Naloxone Home Kit Training (kits are free of charge)
Publicly Funded Vaccines
- Covid-19
- Influenza
- Men-B
Additional Services Available at CPPCC with a Valid Health Card (Fees Apply at Other Pharmacies)
- Additional publicly funded vaccines (at CPPCC only)
- Injection Services: travel and non-publicly funded vaccines (fees apply)
- Minor Ailment Assessment & Prescribing
- Managing Chronic Disease Services
- Point-of-care testing for A1C and Lipids panels are available at CPPCC (as part of providing another service where appropriate)
- Smoking Cessation Programs
Injection Services / Vaccines:
- Herpes Zoster
- Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
- Hepatitis A and B
- Typhoid Fever
- Varicella (Chicken Pox)
- Meningococcal Disease
- Pneumococcal Disease
- Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR)
- Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis (Tdap)
- Other Travel vaccinesÂ
- Malaria provolayxis
- Vitamin B12
- Injectable Hormonal Contraception
- S/C or I/M Medications
PANS Pharmacy Finder
Use our Pharmacy Finder to search Nova Scotia pharmacies by name, location and special services. If a pharmacy offers an online appointment booking option, the link can be found at the bottom of each profile.
It’s also a great tool to bookmark in your clinic’s internet browser to refrence back to when searching for a pharmacy fax number.
- Nova Scotia Pharmacare Formulary
The Nova Scotia Formulary details which drugs and devices are benefits under the Pharmacare Programs.
