Dr. Susan O'Dwyer:

We talked about schedule 8 of the medicinal products control and supply regulations. That is where there are certain prescription-only products we can supply and-or administer. That is how pharmacists deliver flu, pneumococcal, shingles and Covid vaccines but also administer certain emergency medications, for example, Naloxone for somebody having an overdose or Glucon for somebody having a diabetic crisis. There is also Salbutamol for somebody having an asthma attack. These are medicines given in an emergency situation. Pharmacists can and do administer Adrenalin if somebody is having an anaphylactic reaction. That immediate and urgent emergency care is currently being delivered in a pharmacy setting through that structure.