PharmaChoice South Slope in Burnaby is a full-service, locally-owned pharmacy open 6 days a week. Convenience and personalized service are paramount. Some of their many specialty services include:
Prescription Delivery: If you are unable to make it down to our store, we can bring your prescription to you.*
Consultations: As the most accessible member of your healthcare team, your pharmacist
is available to provide you with advice when you need it. Whether you’re caring for yourself or a loved one, we’re here to help with what matters to you most. A pharmacist can help you understand how your medications work and ensure you are taking it properly. We can work with you and your physician to ensure your medications are being taken in a safe and effective manner. Home Care Supplies: We carry home care products such as mobility aids, bath aids and devices to help you stay active and independent. Compliance Packaging: Do you take a large quantity of medication? Are you finding it difficult to remember if you have taken your medication? We offer convenient weekly blister packaging to ensure our customers receive the proper dosing of medication. Compliance blister packaging organizes your medication into specified time compartments such as morning, noon, dinner and bedtime. Blister packaging reduces the chances of missing a prescription dose and ensures only compatible drugs are taken together. Compounding: Compounding is the creation of a pharmaceutical preparation by a licensed pharmacist to meet the individual needs of a patient (human and animal). We can create custom preparations from prescription creams for nerve pain or sports injuries to over-the-counter skin care preparations to meet your individual needs. Travel Consultations: Travelling outside of Canada? Have you considered health-risks you may face abroad from Traveller’s Diarrhea, Altitude sickness to Yellow fever? Come speak to our pharmacist to learn about vaccinations, medications for prophylaxis, self-treatment or both. Immunizations: Are you at risk for influenza? Or are you simply up-to-date on your routine immunizations? Come in for an appointment with our pharmacist today. Compression Stocking Fitting: Did you know that compression stockings can help prevent clots in high risk individuals such as those who remain immobile for long periods of time such as on a plane, pregnant women. Compression stockings can also help with people with various venous disorders and even enable athletes to prevent cramps and minimize muscle fatigue. Compression stockings are available in both prescription and non-prescription strength. It is important to purchase a properly fitting pair for them to be effective. Our pharmacists are trained to ensure you receive a properly fitting pair of compression stockings.
* Delivery available within 5 km radius to the store location
