Services

• At times the medications that are commercially available are not well suited for your specific medical needs. In these instances, our pharmacists are able to prepare customized compounds with care and precision. These compounded medications include suspensions, specialty creams (back pain, neuropathic pain, skin care etc.), and hormonal supplementation that keep your unique needs in mind.
• These medications are covered by most insurance companies resulting in minimal cost being passed on to you. Please feel free to reach out to our team for any questions or inquiries you may have.

Our pharmacists are PharmD certified (Doctorate of Pharmacy) allowing them to provide additional services in comparison to other pharmacies. We strive to provide patient education that goes beyond just the patient’s medications. Educating patients helps improve outcomes and create a strong relationship with our pharmacists.
A1C testing

• Your A1C indicates the average blood glucose level over the last 3 months. Patients of Oasis Drug Mart are able to take advantage of a free service where the pharmacist can provide an immediate A1C result. This allows you to keep track of your diabetic management and assess the success of your therapy.

Blood Pressure 

• We continue to track patient’s Blood pressure and provide custom patient goals. We also assess whether the patient therapy is effective or requires adjustments

Cholesterol testing

• Patient of our pharmacy may take advantage of our cholesterol testing which provides a picture into the patient’s current cholesterol levels. We are able to provide specific targets to our patients and monitor whether patients are meeting these targets or whether adjustments to therapy need to be made.

Drugs

• Our PharmD pharmacists are able to conduct annual medication reviews for diabetic patients. Through these reviews we are able to ensure that your diabetic therapy is appropriate and does not interfere with your remaining medications. We provide direct patient education both about the condition and about self monitoring blood glucose meters. Our pharmacists continue to follow your journey through this condition and will regularly follow up to ensure that your goals are being met.

Exercise / Eating

• Diet and physical activity play an integral role into the success of diabetic management. Our pharmacists will provide resources that will help to improve your compliance to a diabetic food guide while making it easier to meet your exercise targets. Certain patients may be referred to an in-house dietician that may better help tailor your dietary needs.

Smoking Cessation

• Our pharmacists are certified to provide resources and prescriptions for patients that are considering quitting tobacco use. Our pharmacists are able to go through an in-depth review of the process while personally prescribing products that may assist you with your target. Smoking is particularly harmful for diabetic patients and the journey to quit is difficult. Thankfully, our pharmacists will be available for you each step of the way.

• Annual Medication Review

  • All patients on 3+ chronic medications are eligible for a FREE medication one-on-one consultation with your pharmacist.  This consultation is done annually to ensure that there are no issues or interactions with your medications. Your pharmacist will also provide you with personal medication record. Conducting this review is very important. If you are ever hospitalized, we send a copy of this review to the hospital which allows them to immediately resume your medications and prevents medication errors.

• Annual Diabetic Review

  • All patients on diabetic medications are eligible for a FREE medication one-on-one consultation with your pharmacist.  This consultation can only be done by pharmacists that are PharmD certified. Our pharmacists conduct these reviews annually to educate patients, personalize their diabetic care, identify medication issues and provide custom goals to diabetic patients.

  • Your pharmacist will also provide you with personal medication record and a diabetic goal summary. Conducting this review is very important. If you are ever hospitalized, we send a copy of this review to the hospital which allows them to immediately resume your medications and prevents medication errors.

• Annual In-home Medication review

  • All patients on 3+ chronic medications are eligible for a FREE medication one-on-one consultation with your pharmacist.  For patients that are unable to come to the pharmacy due to physical/mental limitations, our pharmacists are able to conduct this review in your home with an appointment.

  • This consultation is done annually to ensure that there are no issues or interactions with your medications. Your pharmacist will also provide you with personal medication record. Conducting this review is very important. If you are ever hospitalized, we send a copy of this review to the hospital which allows them to immediately resume your medications and prevents medication errors.

• Blister packs are pre-packaged medications for patients with multiple prescriptions. Medications are packed so that all morning, lunch, dinner and bedtime medications are placed together and packaged with the correct dosages to be taken at the correct time. Our pharmacists will review your medications to determine the optimal scheduling of each medication and can have them regularly prepared at appropriate intervals (weekly/biweekly/monthly etc).

• Advantages of Blister Packs:

  • Avoids double-dosing of medications, or missing dosages all together

  • Easy use for caregivers

  • Advantageous for those that are vision-impaired, have mental limitation and/or have difficulty keeping track of their medications

  • Easily portable

  • Enhances patient well being

• When travelling outside of Canada, it’s important to prepare for a healthy and safe trip. Our Pharmacists are able to advise you on the required and recommended vaccinations and medications needed based on the destinations you are visiting. We will provide our patients with the International Certificate of Verification (yellow card)

• We will work with your physician to provide you with a customized travel kit that can help manage common ailments or symptoms you may experience on your trip (diarrhea, upset stomach, allergic reactions, nausea, wound care, etc.)

• Anyone can catch the flu! Make sure you protect yourself and your family by getting the flu shot at our Pharmacy. The flu shot, also known as Influenza vaccines can protect yourself and others from catching and/or spreading the flu. Flu season runs from late fall to early spring.

• Advantages of the flu shot:

  • Safe for most patients (including, kids, seniors, and/or pregnant or breastfeeding women)

  • Free

  • Proven to reduce the number of doctor visits, hospitalization and deaths related to the flu

  • Different each year – because the virus changes frequently, the flu shot is altered each year to provide the best protection

Patient that have blood clotting disorders, irregular heartbeats (Atrial Fibrillation) or other anti-coagulation therapy require regular monitoring of their International Normalized Ratio (INR). The INR level is an indicator of the level of coagulation of the blood while a patient is on the blood thinner “ Warfarin “ .

As a service based pharmacy, Oasis Drug Mart provides FREE INR monitoring service for our patients. Instead of having to get an injection for blood draw, we are able to monitor your INR using a simple finger prick method and provide an immediate result. We work closely with your physicians to manage your INR and provide recommendations to achieve and maintain INR targets. By using this point-of-care system, we are able to closely manage many patients on warfarin and ensure patients stay therapeutic and minimize their risk of side effects. For elderly patients who are unable to access our pharmacy, our pharmacists can conduct at-home assessments.

After each assessment, the result of your test along with any other relevant medication information is sent to your primary care physician for an update.

Please contact our staff at 647-351-4400 for an appointment or any inquiries.

• We waive co-pays for all of our seniors:
  • $2.00 à $0.00
  • $6.11 à00
• We provide 10% student and senior discounts for all over-the-counter products!