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Poverty Reduction Action Plan for Prince Edward Island
Belonging and Thriving: A Poverty Reduction Action Plan for Prince Edward Island (2019-2024)
Pharmacy Plus PEI expands to include strep throat testing and treatment
Islanders now have access to testing and treatment for strep throat at participating community pharmacies across the province. The Pharmacy Plus PEI program was recently expanded to include strep throat testing and treatment as part of sore throat assessments. Since not all sore...
PEI Insulin Pump Program sees huge uptake since expanding
The number of Islanders accessing funding through the Insulin Pump Program has increased by 162 per cent over the past year. Last September, the Government of Prince Edward Island expanded insulin pump coverage so that all medically eligible residents living with type 1 diabetes...
Over 200,000 Pharmacy Plus PEI Assessments this year
Pharmacy Plus PEI is celebrating more than 200,000 assessments for many common ailments and conditions or to renew eligible prescriptions since the launch of the program two and a half years ago. The Pharmacy Plus PEI program supports Islanders through 49 participating pharmacies...
Public input sought on PEI’s prescription drug coverage
The Province is inviting Island residents to share their opinion on prescription drug coverage in order to help guide development and expansion of drug costs assistance under the Improving Affordable Access to Prescription Drugs project. The Improving Affordable Access to...
Substance use treatment medications to be covered under Canada-PEI prescription drug coverage
A suite of substance use treatment medications will be available, at no cost, to Islanders under the Canada-PEI Improving Affordable Access to Prescriptions Drugs initiative, which was announced in August 2021. Beginning June 1, Island residents receiving treatment for alcohol or...
An Integrated Health System Review in PEI. (2009). A Call to Action: A Plan for Change
"An Integrated Health System Review in PEI" (2008) is the 107-page full version report produced by Corpus Sanchez International.
Diabetes Program
If you are living with diabetes or at risk of developing diabetes, the Provincial Diabetes Program can provide you with education, support and management advice. What can the Provincial Diabetes Program do for me? The Diabetes Program can offer you information and support on...
Pharmacy Plus PEI program marks three-year anniversary
This month marks the third anniversary of Pharmacy Plus PEI, with 43 per cent of Island residents having used these services and more than 224,000 assessments completed since the program began. The Pharmacy Plus PEI program supports 49 participating pharmacies in 16 communities...