B.C. pharmacists given prescribing powers by provincial government.

Perhaps I will now be able to get some benefit from my prescriptions as everyone but my doctor understands the two are contraindicated.It will also eliminate the need to see the doctor to renew the same prescription that never changes but allows him to collect 171000 dollars yearly for the writing of them.(I checked this out with the help of a friend with better computer powers than myself)I see two doctors once a month for the same prescriptions year after year.If the pharmacist could rewrite the renewals as the new law states,it will save the government medical program a small fortune.If the pharmacist can allow me to take the medications as needed instead of together,canceling each other out,it would be a godsend.It is still unclear how far these new powers will go but the medical community is up in arms so it must be a pretty good system. Anything that reduces the doctors monopoly can only be a good thing. Having the people in a position to find errors now able to correct them is also a good thing. Aside from the doctors fearing a loss of income,there is no real contention over this bill. The doctors,however,are a powerful lobby and will be willing to take out the stops in order to prevent this. They will argue it's out of concern for their patients but this is such a transparent lie that it should be forgotten right at the start.Change always comes slowly and with pain to some group.In this case the group can afford it and have been with holding proper treatment out of fear for so long that it could well be karma coming back home.