Walmart Canada has opened its first pharmacy clinic in St. Catharines, Ont., with additional clinics opening later this year, the company announced in a release. The new in-store clinic space will allow pharmacists to provide direct consultations and health care services within their expanded scope of practice beyond dispensing medication via the pharmacy.
Each of the new pharmacy clinics will be located adjacent to an existing pharmacy within a Walmart Canada store, ensuring the seamless integration of pharmacy clinic and pharmacy services. Similar to a walk-in medical clinic, they’ll provide patients the ability to meet with licensed pharmacists who can treat minor ailments, conduct point of care testing, and offer medication management and support.
“One in 5 Canadians don’t have a family doctor or nurse practitioner they see regularly. Our Walmart pharmacy clinics will help close this gap by becoming an easy access point for our pharmacists to provide non-urgent consultations and services beyond dispensing medications,” said Alex Hurd, VP of Walmart Health Services, in a release.
