Services You May Not Know Your Pharmacy Provides

The pharmacy is more than just a place to pick up your prescriptions—there are plenty of other helpful services available that patients may not even know about.

Depending on the ailment, you may be able to skip the doctor’s office all together and get assessed by your local pharmacist. After recent changes, pharmacists in BC now have the ability to prescribe medications for a range of minor conditions.

Here are a few of the services Rutland Medical Pharmacy offers that you can consider taking advantage of.

Vaccines and immunizations

You can get your vaccinations and immunizations for a variety of things at the pharmacy. Rutland Medical Pharmacy offers flu shots, COVID-19 vaccines, the shingles vaccine, as well as many vaccines needed for travel.

Consultations

If you need more information about a medication, advice on when to switch your birth control or an allergy treatment plan, you can speak to your pharmacist at Rutland Medical pharmacy. They can help you with a range of minor illnesses, and provide information on the prescription you have been given.

Emergency prescription refills

If you are out of refills and can’t get to your doctor, you can ask your pharmacist for an emergency refill to get you through.

Writing prescriptions for minor ailments

Minor ailments no longer always require a trip to the walk-in clinic or your family doctor. Your pharmacist can now write prescriptions for a variety of things, including some skin rashes, allergies, UTIs and more. They can also prescribe birth control.

OAT Prescriptions and Care

Rutland Medical Pharmacy also provides OAT prescriptions and care. OAT, or opioid agonist therapy, uses medications that treat opioid addiction and is a crucial part of community health and healing.

It is often used in conjunction with other treatments such as counseling and mental health services and support.