Pharmacists can treat and prescribe medications for some common medical ailments and renew prescriptions for many medications

• contact your local pharmacist to confirm whether they provide prescribing services for certain common ailments before visiting the pharmacy
• for more information see here

A community pharmacy

General pharmacy 

Services include:

• delivery of prescriptions for free (for regular customers) or a fee
• diabetes management consultations with a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE)
• disease management and counselling
• vaccinations
• medication placed in pill organizers (containers for storing scheduled doses)
• medication placed in blister packs (sealed, push-through packaging used to separate doses)
• methadone services for opioid addiction treatment and recovery
• naloxone kits: free emergency response kits for opioid overdose

Medications Return Program:

• safe disposal of expired or unused prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, natural health products and medications for companion animals

MedsCheck:

• appointments to review complex prescriptions with a pharmacist  

Pharmacy Smoking Cessation Program:

• help to quit smoking, available for Ontario Drug Benefit recipients  

Sharps Collection Program:

• safe disposal of needles, syringes, infusion sets, lancets, pen tips, pre-filled syringes, cartridges and auto-injectors 

• Mon-Thu 9 am-8 pm
• Fri 9 am-7 pm
• Sat 9 am-4 pm
• Sun 9 am-12 noon

No restrictions

No application required

Dispensing fee plus medication costs

• prescribed medications may be covered by OHIP