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Get to know your Rexall™ Family Pharmacist.
It's not always easy to get to your doctor, which makes your pharmacist the most accessible member of your healthcare team. Every pharmacist in the Rexall™ Family of Pharmacies is a medication expert that maintains the highest standards and level of knowledge and education.
Count On Your Rexall™ Family Pharmacist
Your local Rexall™ Family Pharmacist will answer all of your questions and concerns, offer solutions that work best for you and your family, and make sure that you get the best results from the medications you've been prescribed.
We're not meant to be a substitute for your physician. Instead, we work in partnership with your other primary healthcare providers, to be your resource, support, and advocate. As your health and wellness partner we aim to give you and your family the best possible pharmacy care possible.
What You See
For every prescription, your Rexall™ Family Pharmacist will:
- Accurately prepare your prescription and keeps a record of it in the dispensary computer system
- Provide face-to-face counselling on your prescription and non-prescription medications
- Supply written information when appropriate
- Review your prescription with you, explaining what it's for, how and when to take it, what side effects to watch for, how to know if your medication is working, and what actions to take if it is not
- Follow up with you to assess medication effectiveness
- Conduct training for special devices such as blood glucose monitors and blood pressure monitors
- Co-ordinate special clinic days focusing on cholesterol and osteoporosis screening, skin cancer awareness, and more.
What You Don't See
Your Rexall™ Family Pharmacist also:
- Reviews your prescription for appropriateness and contacts the prescribing doctor with any questions or concerns
- Consults with your doctor to discuss changes in medication, dose, or length of therapy if required
- Maintains a computerized medication profile and checks new medications for interactions with food and other drugs, using state-of-the-art technology to free up time for more patient counseling
- Checks to see if new prescriptions may affect any existing medical conditions you have – if you are seeing more than one physician, each one may not have your complete medical history
- Discusses alternatives with your physician if the medication prescribed is not covered by your drug benefit plan
- Provides other services as needed to ensure you get the maximum benefit from your medications
- Continuously learns about new medications, new uses for currently available medications, and other health information to ensure you receive the most accurate, up-to-date information.
Did You Know?
Your Rexall™ Family Pharmacist can:
- Package your medications to make them easier to take regularly and at the correct times each day
- Provide private consultations to review your medications for effectiveness, side effects, and possible interactions
- Make special preparations or compounds of various medications
- Supply you with a program to stop smoking
- Provide private consultations to help you better understand your health condition
- Conduct private training on how to use various health monitoring or treatment devices
- Supply information about herbal preparations and their uses
- Make presentations on various health-related topics to school or community groups.
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