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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)

Covid-19

Influenza

Men-B

Click Here to find a CPPCC location near you and a list of services these clinics currently offer.

Funded services only offered at CPPCC clinics include:

Ordering Laboratory Tests

Prescribing with a Diagnosis Previously Established
                             May initiate/prescribe new or add on therapy if needed

Diagnosing & Prescribing for Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes

Assessing & Prescribing for Acute Otitis Media/ Externa

Assessing & Prescribing for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis

Complex Medication Review

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) 

Pharyngitis: Group Strep A assessment 

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 vaccines 

Malaria provolayxis

Vitamin B12

Injectable Hormonal Contraception

S/C or I/M Medications

The Nova Scotia Formulary details which drugs and devices are benefits under the Pharmacare Programs. Click Here to access.

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.