Professional fees are the amount paid to a service provider for their services. They’re typically paid to a pharmacist and include dispensing fees, compounding fees or any other special service fees. Each jurisdiction has its own policies for these fees.
| Jurisdiction | Professional fee group | Policy |
|---|---|---|
| Quebec | Pharmaceutical services | Opioid substitution therapy: $15.30. |
| Quebec | Pharmaceutical services | Pharmaceutical consultation within the specific framework of the free universal access program to drug-induced abortion in pharmacies: $19.65. |
| Quebec | Pharmaceutical services | Refusal to fill or refill a prescription: $9.62. |
| Quebec | Pharmaceutical services | Request for consultation: $42.50. |
| Quebec | Pharmaceutical services | Support for palliative care clients: $31.71 per week. |
| Quebec | Pharmaceutical services | Teaching the basics on the use of naloxone to the user or to a third party: $19.34. |
| Quebec | Pharmaceutical services | Therapeutic drug substitution: $17.18. |
| Quebec | Pharmaceutical services | Transmission of a profile: $9.62. |
| Quebec | Prescribing | Fee for prescribing a drug or initiating a drug therapy: $17.18. |
| Quebec | Vaccines and injections | Quebec Immunization Program vaccine administration service: pharmacist, $11.60; nurse, $9.56. |