Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy Kenora, Ontario

09/30/2025

CLOSED

09/29/2025

Reminder, our pharmacy will be closed tomorrow. Order refills on the APP or leave a phone message for Wednesday

09/27/2025

Good health is everything we wish for our loved ones. Whether it’s for your parents, your children, your partner or yourself, learn our tips to better manage your family’s health.

09/27/2025

09/26/2025

Proper technique = better results. If you're not sure if you're using your inhaler correctly, your personal pharmacist can guide you step by step.

09/25/2025

Here's to the pharmacists who go above and beyond every day. Happy World Pharmacists Day!

09/25/2025

Celebrating my amazing pharmacist colleagues today

09/24/2025

Make sure you have the necessary items on hand to treat low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), including your glucosse meter and in date test strips/lancets, glucose tablets and food sources of glucose.
Learn the treatment acronym 15-15-15-15 then eat.
Your personal pharmacist at the Medicine Shoppe can offer you help to plan your treatment plan

LEVEL OF HYPOGLYCEMIA TREATMENT
Level 1

Glucose level below normal (often between 3.0–3.9 mmol/L)
Associated with autonomic symptoms
Without neuroglycopenic symptoms or changes to mental status
15 g of oral carbohydrate:

4 glucose tablets (4 g)
15 mL (3 teaspoons) or 3 packets of table sugar dissolved in water
5 cubes of sugar
•50 mL juice or regular (not diet) soft drink
6 Life Savers
15 mL (1 tablespoon) honey
Retest blood glucose after 15 minutes and retreat with 15 g carbohydrate if blood glucose is < 3.9 mmol/L

Level 2

Glucose level below normal (often < 3.0 mmol/L)
Associated with neuroglycopenic symptoms
Without significant impact on mental status
With or without autonomic symptoms
Level 3

Glucose level below normal (regardless of how much the glucose reading is below normal)
Associated with neuroglycopenic symptoms resulting in significantly altered mental/physical status
Requires assistance to treat
IF CONSCIOUS AND CAPABLE OF SWALLOWING:

20 g oral carbohydrate, preferably as glucose tablets or equivalent OR
glucagon 3 mg intranasally or 1 mg IM/SC
Retest blood glucose in 15 minutes and retreat with 15 g carbohydrate if blood glucose is
< 3.9 mmol/L

IF CONSCIOUS AND UNABLE TO SWALLOW:

Treat with glucagon
3 mg intranasally or
1 mg IM/SC
IF UNCONSCIOUS:

Treat with glucagon
3 mg intranasally or
1 mg IM/SC and call for emergency services
NOTE: Once the blood glucose reaches a safe level, a meal or snack that is normally consumed at that time of day should be eaten to avoid repeat hypoglycemia. If a meal is more than one hour away, a snack that contains 15 g carbohydrate and a protein source should be consumed.
IM–intramuscular; SC–subcutaneous

09/23/2025

We will be closed next Tuesday. Check to make sure you have sufficient medications

09/22/2025

Most pharmacists can prescribe medication for minor health problems and help you manage the medication you take for a chronic condition safely.

09/22/2025

Your Health. Our Priority.

09/21/2025

Osteoporosis can affect people of all ages, but some people are more likely to develop it. Some of the most common risk factors include:

🦴 Aging
🦴 Being a woman
🦴 Family history of osteoporosis
🦴 Certain diseases, like rheumatoid arthritis or celiac disease
🦴 Malnutrition
🦴 Low levels of calcium and vitamin D
🦴 High alcohol consumption
🦴 Smoking
🦴 Lack of physical activity
🦴 Certain medications

Learn more about how to maintain your bone health here:
https://www.medicineshoppe.ca/en/article/nutrition/osteoporosis-nutritional-approach?utm_source=meta&utm_medium=paid