Ontario’s College of Physicians and Surgeons is proposing sweeping changes aimed at reducing or tightening how doctors prescribe “safer supply” drugs, according to multiple reports.
The College is expected to decide on the proposals at a board meeting next week. Coverage describes the effort as a move to clamp down on safer supply prescribing, while discussing the broader context of how such prescribing is used to provide pharmaceutical alternatives for people who use drugs and to reduce harms.
The outlets focus on the same core development—the regulator’s proposed changes and the upcoming board vote. The Winnipeg Free Press report is framed as a proposal for broad regulatory action, while Global News and CityNews Toronto both identify the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario and note that the board meeting will consider the proposal. None of the sources included here provide detailed specifics of the policy changes, such as eligibility rules, prescribing limits, or enforcement measures.
