Citizens who reported that they had a consultation with a pharmacist in the last 12 months because their primary care provider was not available

Table

Unit %

Year 2025 Year 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
31.2
29.7 - 32.7
37.8
36.4 - 39.2
38.1
36.7 - 39.5
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
31.6
28.9 - 34.3
36.0
33.4 - 38.6
35.6
32.9 - 38.3
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
29.8
26.4 - 33.2
38.0
35.0 - 41.0
37.0
33.8 - 40.1
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
28.6
25.2 - 32.0
39.3
35.8 - 42.8
42.4
39.1 - 45.7
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
33.3
27.7 - 38.8
42.5
37.5 - 47.4
39.1
33.7 - 44.5
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
30.8
25.6 - 36.1
40.2
35.4 - 45.0
37.8
33.1 - 42.5
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
34.1
29.2 - 39.0
35.5
31.1 - 40.0
37.9
33.6 - 42.1
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
36.5
30.7 - 42.2
40.6
35.6 - 45.6
40.8
36.3 - 45.3
Age
18-64
32.9
30.9 - 34.8
38.4
36.6 - 40.3
38.3
36.5 - 40.2
65 and over
27.6
25.3 - 30.0
36.4
34.2 - 38.5
37.6
35.4 - 39.7
Gender
Female
36.1
34.1 - 38.2
41.3
39.5 - 43.0
42.1
40.3 - 43.9
Male
25.6
23.4 - 27.9
34.1
31.8 - 36.4
33.1
30.9 - 35.3
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
43.3
36.0 - 50.5
43.4
35.8 - 50.9
47.1
39.2 - 55.0
Language
Most comfortable in English
29.8
27.9 - 31.6
37.6
35.8 - 39.3
38.5
36.8 - 40.3
Most comfortable in French
33.7
30.4 - 36.9
38.6
35.8 - 41.4
38.7
35.8 - 41.6
Comfortable in both English and French
35.0
30.3 - 39.8
37.7
33.1 - 42.4
33.7
29.0 - 38.4
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
39.2
29.9 - 48.5
39.4
30.3 - 48.4
51.1
41.7 - 60.4
Immigrant
Immigrants
28.3
22.7 - 34.0
40.6
33.7 - 47.4
37.9
31.2 - 44.7
Education level
High school or less
30.8
28.0 - 33.7
34.3
31.5 - 37.0
35.9
33.2 - 38.5
Postsecondary
31.2
29.4 - 33.1
39.0
37.3 - 40.7
39.1
37.4 - 40.8
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
41.0
35.7 - 46.3
49.9
44.7 - 55.1
48.6
43.7 - 53.4
Household income
Less than $30,000
36.8
32.5 - 41.1
40.5
36.5 - 44.5
39.7
36.0 - 43.3
$30,000 to less than $60,000
29.1
26.0 - 32.2
36.5
33.6 - 39.5
37.0
34.2 - 39.8
$60,000 or more
30.9
28.8 - 32.9
38.5
36.5 - 40.4
38.9
36.9 - 41.0
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
28.7
23.1 - 34.3
39.1
32.2 - 46.0
33.0
26.7 - 39.4
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

This indicator is the percentage of citizens who reported that they had a consultation with a pharmacist in the last 12 months because their primary care provider was not available.

Source

New Brunswick Health Council, Primary Health Survey and Primary Care Survey

Calculations

This indicator is based on respondents who have a family doctor or a nurse practitioner. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of respondents who answered "yes" by the number of respondents who answered "yes or no" to the question: Thinking of the last 12 months, did you use any of the following services because your family doctor or your nurse practitioner was not available? e) Consultation with a pharmacist

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

PC_NAVPY_1

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