Lyme disease chemoprophylaxis prescribing before and after pharmacist prescriptive authority in Nova Scotia
Patients were willing to be assessed for chemoprophylaxis after tick exposure by pharmacists, and pharmacist prescribing for this indication suggests increased access to post-tick exposure care.
Authors
- Katrina Hurley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8079-5258)
- Tasha Ramsey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9435-9377)
- Emily Black (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8230-9807)
- Todd F. Hatchette (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5377-2528)
- Shanna Trenaman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7982-4437)
- Samuel Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5777-8022)
- Melanie MacInnis
- Andrea Bishop (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7256-8672)
- Madison Bell
Institutions
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- Nova Scotia Hospital (CA)
- Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre (CA)
- Nova Scotia Health Authority (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada
- Published
- 2024-11-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17151635241290519
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.03
Funders
- Pfizer
- Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness
- Dalhousie University
- Department of Health, Western Cape Government
- Pfizer Canada