Medical Notes Through Your Pharmacist: What My Pharmacist NB Can and Can't Provide
How to get a medical note for work or school through your pharmacist, what a nurse practitioner can issue, and when a note isn't appropriate.
Quick answer
My Pharmacist NB can provide straightforward medical notes for work or school. Your pharmacist triages you and books a New Brunswick nurse practitioner, who completes the note and sends it directly to you. Notes that require an exam, or that certify something a clinician can't verify by video, aren't a fit.
What a medical note covers
A medical note (sometimes called a sick note or doctor's note) confirms that you were unwell and, where appropriate, that time away from work or school was reasonable. With My Pharmacist NB, you visit your pharmacist, they book a video visit with a New Brunswick nurse practitioner, and the note is sent straight to you.
What a note can't do
A note is a confirmation, not a diagnosis or treatment. A nurse practitioner can only attest to what they can reasonably assess. Notes that require a physical exam, complex documentation (such as certain disability, insurance, or return-to-work forms), or certification of things that can't be verified by video aren't appropriate here.
Start at your pharmacy
See your pharmacist today to book an appointment. Nurse practitioner visits are a flat $79, at select participating pharmacies across New Brunswick.
How it worksFrequently asked questions
Your pharmacist books the nurse practitioner visit for you, and most are completed the same day. Nurse practitioner visits run from 9 am to 6 pm, seven days a week.
Participating pharmacies keep their own opening hours, so check with yours before you go.
A nurse practitioner can only write what they can reasonably support, so a note reflects the dates and circumstances they're able to stand behind. Be honest and specific about your dates, and they'll complete an appropriate note.
Notes that require a physical exam, or that certify something that can't be verified by video, aren't a fit for the service.
A nurse practitioner visit is a flat C$79, whatever your pharmacist refers you for, a note included. Your pharmacist lets you know before anything proceeds, with no hidden fees.
The fee covers the nurse practitioner visit; there's no medication cost attached to a note.
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