Medicine Shoppe Courtenay
2760 Cliffe Avenue, Unit 1 V9N 2L6 Courtenay, BC, Canada

If you’re thinking about quitting smoking in 2021 your #pharmacist can help. #DYK brief interventions by health care providers double quit rates and medication with support can increase quit rates six-fold?! #NewYearsResolution

It is so easy to believe much of the misleading dietary information that we are assailed with every day, from fad diets to supplements that will boost metabolism. Marketing campaigns are designed to appeal to our need for a quick fix, because making real, long-term changes to diet and lifestyle is not easy. And sometimes we sabotage our own best efforts. For example, after discussing food choices with one of my diabetic patients, I found out that he was making his smoothies with orange juice. While it can be a source of nutrition, the orange juice caused his blood sugar levels to skyrocket. Substituting water and adding protein powder helped get his levels under control. Some solutions are simple. We're here to help.

We'll be closed December 25, 26 & 27 for Christmas, Boxing Day and Sunday. After all, who wants to work on Sundays? Stay safe, stay healthy, and enjoy the holidays!

PharmaConnect can help you to practice physical distancing. Download the app or access it online and call us to get your personalized code.

Is it Covid-19, allergies, common cold, or flu? Here is a useful guide to help you differentiate the symptoms

Both the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are mRNA vaccines. This is the most easy-to-understand explanation of mRNA vaccine questions that I've seen so far.