Government of Saskatchewan ministries, Crown corporations and organizations are working to minimize the impacts of the postal service disruption.
Les ministères, les sociétés d’État et les organismes du gouvernement de la Saskatchewan travaillent à réduire au minimum les répercussions de l’interruption des services postaux.
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Find a pharmacy professional near you
Further information is available from the Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals.
The Government of Saskatchewan launched the Mental Health Medication Management pilot in Weyburn on April 25, 2025, and the Pharmacy Care Pilot project in Swift Current on December 8, 2023, to give patients access to more health care options.
The pilot projects, operating under collaborative practice agreements with physicians, allow pharmacists to assess and prescribe medications for certain chronic conditions.
Expanding the scope of practice for pharmacists optimizes their skills, improves patient care and builds capacity within our health care system – leading to greater access for patients and better health outcomes. Work is ongoing to further expand the scope of practice for pharmacists across the province.
Pharmacy Care Pilot Project
Mental Health Medication Management Pilot
The Government of Saskatchewan has expanded the ability of pharmacists to offer more care to patients. Upon completion of training, select pharmacists are able to offer strep throat and ear infection services at approved pharmacy locations across the province.
In January 2025, 11 pharmacies were selected to provide strep throat and ear infection assessment and treatment, including rapid testing for strep throat. Thirty-four additional pharmacies were chosen to offer ear infection services only.
Beginning November 7, 2025, 11 pharmacies that were previously providing ear infection services only can now provide strep throat services as well. This expansion will result in 22 pharmacies across the province providing both strep throat and ear infection services, and 24 pharmacies providing ear infection services only.
Locations can be found at the Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals website.
When will the sore throat and ear services begin?
Selected pharmacies began offering these services as of January 22, 2025.
Will all pharmacists be required to train for and provide the new services?
Offering these services is optional but any pharmacist providing them is required to undergo training.
Who is eligible to receive these services?
All Saskatchewan residents that meet age requirements (i.e., 6 months of age and older for ear infection and 3 years of age and older for strep throat) with a valid Health Services Number are eligible.
How will my doctor know that I received one of these services from a pharmacist?
Assessment and test results will appear on the patient’s electronic medication profiles accessible to your doctor. Pharmacists may also send information directly to a patient’s primary practitioner.
Also, patients who received services can expect to find the results within the Prescription History section of their MySaskHealthRecord. For more information about MySaskHealthRecord visit the MySaskHealthRecord website.
The Government of Saskatchewan is expanding the ability of pharmacists to offer more care to patients with new training that will allow pharmacists to substitute medications under specific conditions.
Pharmacists will soon be able to prescribe alternate medications under specific conditions such as during a supply disruption or shortage of a prescribed medication. As medication shortages continue to increase globally, giving the pharmacists the ability to prescribe alternative medication means Saskatchewan patients can benefit from a more timely and accessible health care.
What is a specific example of a therapeutic substitution?
If a patient’s prescription heartburn medication is not available due to a global shortage, a pharmacist might substitute it with a different appropriate prescription heartburn medication.
When will pharmacists be able to start prescribing alternate medications?
Pharmacists can take the advanced training in August (2025) and be prepared to start providing this service immediately, once approved by the regulatory body.
Will all pharmacists be required to take this advanced training?
No, taking this advanced training is voluntary. Only those pharmacists with this advanced training will be able to provide therapeutic substitutions.
Will pharmacists be able to prescribe alternatives under circumstances other than medication shortages or supply disruptions?
Saskatchewan pharmacists will also have the ability to prescribe an alternative drug when:
How can people find pharmacists who are able to offer therapeutic substitution?
The list of pharmacists providing this service will be available at the SCPP website - Find a Pharmacist.
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