SERVICES
We offer the following services:
- Full prescriptions service
- Compounding for prescriptions, veterinarian, cosmetic, and other specialized preparations
- Compliance packaging of medications for customers and home care givers
- Compression stockings with certified fitter
- Prescription counseling and medication reviews
- Blood pressure monitoring
- Injection service (new in 2013)
- Recycling of used medication containers and packaging
- Direct billing of major prescription plans including: Pacific Blue Cross, Alberta and Manitoba Blue Cross, Green Shield, Assure, Nexgen, Claim Secure, SunLife
- Fast personalized service
We also have a store front that offers:
- vitamin and herbal products
- homeopathic products and treatments
- nutritional and sports supplements
- home health care and supports
- health and beauty products
Compounding
Definition: the science of preparing customized dosage forms of medications for a wide range of patients and treatments.
Reasons for compounding medications:
- specific allergies to commercially available forms
- unique dose or strength requirement
- taste
- interactions with other medications
- inability of the patient to swallow tablet or capsule
- to provide a topical form
- patient compliance
Areas of compounding include:
- pain management
- bio-identical hormone replacement therapy
- thyroid hormone
- andropause
- dermatology
- sports medicine
- dentistry
- veterinary