Nurses in Ontario will soon be able to prescribe birth control, province announces
Registered nurses in Ontario will soon be able to independently prescribe some medications like birth control, the province's health minister announced Monday.
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Registered nurses in Ontario will soon be able to independently prescribe some medications like birth control, the province's health minister announced Monday.