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 |
|---|---|---|
| Manitoba | Dispensing fee | Pharmacies are able to charge up to $30 per prescription, regardless of the base cost of a drug or how a drug is packaged. |
| Manitoba | Prescribing | Pharmacists who have completed approved training program may prescribe a drug for use in the treatment of uncomplicated cystitis: $20. |
| Manitoba | Vaccines and injections | Immunization fee: $7 (excludes COVID-19 immunizations). |
| Saskatchewan | Compounding | Extemporaneous compounding fee: $0.75/minute to a maximum of 60 minutes; maximum of 20 minutes applies to most methadone compounds. |
| Saskatchewan | COVID-19 | Immunization fee: $20 per service. |
| Saskatchewan | COVID-19 | Treatment fees: Paxlovid, $18 (maximum 2); Paxlovid ineligibility/referral assessment fee, $18 (maximum 4); Paxlovid ineligibility/referral assessment fee (other prescribers), $18 (maximum 4); Paxlovid distribution fee, $20 (maximum 2); Evusheld distribution fee, $20. |
| Saskatchewan | Dispensing fee | Dispensing fee maximum: $11.85. |
| Saskatchewan | Medication review/management/assessment | Medication Assessment and Compliance Packaging Program: 1 annual fee of $60 per year per person. |
| Saskatchewan | Medication review/management/assessment | Saskatchewan Medication Assessment Program: 1 annual medication assessment fee to a maximum of $60 per year per person; up to 2 follow-up assessment fees per year at a rate of $20 each, to a maximum of $40 per year per person. |
| Saskatchewan | Pharmaceutical services | Compliance packaging: $6.25 for each 7-day supply ($25 for a 28-day supply or $31.25 for a 35-day supply); limited to eligible recipients of the Saskatchewan Medication Assessment Program or Medication Assessment and Compliance Packaging Program. |