Government of Prince Edward Island - Department of Health and Wellness

Organization Description
List of Services

Provides oversight to health services in the province in accordance with the Health Services Act.

Oversees the following divisions of the provincial government:

Chief Public Health Office
Emergency Health Services
Finance and Corporate Management
Health Policy and Programs
Minister's Office
Senior's Health
Sport Recreation and Physical Activity
Strategic Initiatives

Note: Delivery of health services is managed by Health PEI.

Shaw Building, 4th Floor North, 105 Rochford Street, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8
Coverage Area: Epekwitk / Prince Edward Island
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
October to May: Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm
June to September: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
General Inquiries
902-368-6414
English
https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/topic/health-and-wellness
depthw@gov.pe.ca

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PEI Pharmacare - Seniors' Drug Program

Provides eligible seniors with partial cost coverage for approved medications.

Note: Participants pay $8.25 plus $7.69 of the pharmacy professional fee for each prescription out of pocket and remaining costs are covered by the program.

PEI Pharmacare - Sexually Transmitted Disease Drug Program

Provides eligible applicants with full cost coverage of approved drugs for the treatment of sexually transmitted infection (STI).

PEI Pharmacare - Smoking Cessation Program

Helps residents who want to stop smoking or using other tobacco products by covering 100% of the cost of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products and specific smoking cessation prescription drugs. There are two options for treatment, available once a year for 6-18 weeks of treatment:

Option 1: Non-Prescription Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) products such as patches, gum, lozenges, or inhaler
Option 2: Approved prescription medication (Zyban or Champix)

PEI Pharmacare - Substance Use Harm Reduction Drug Program

Provides individuals with full cost coverage of approved substance and alcohol use treatment medications. Includes:

Methadone
Suboxone
Probuphine
Sublocade
Acamprosate
Naltrexone

PEI Pharmacare - Transplant Anti-Rejection Drug Program

Provides eligible applicants with full cost coverage for approved transplant anti-rejection drugs.

PEI Pharmacare - Tuberculosis Drug Program

Provides coverage for the cost of approved medications for eligible individuals diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB).

Note: Coverage is not retroactive. No reimbursement for medications already purchased.

Take Home Naloxone Program

Free take home naloxone kits are available to anyone at risk of experiencing or witnessing a drug-related overdose at the following distribution sites:

-Pharmacies (See website for all locations)

-Health PEI Needle Exchange Program sites (See website for all locations)

-Native Council of PEI

-Holland College

-University of PEI

-Queen Street Recovery Clinic

-Community Outreach Centre

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