Services
What a pharmacist can do besides dispense
No appointment, no referral, no roster. A pharmacist is the most reachable regulated health professional in Ontario, and most of what that is good for goes unused.
What we will offer
Where the line falls
Ontario lets pharmacists assess and prescribe for a defined list of minor ailments. That list is specific, it is set by the province, and plenty of things people reasonably assume are on it are not.
A pharmacist cannot start you on PrEP, cannot prescribe hormone therapy, and cannot treat most sexually transmitted infections. Those need a prescriber. Saying so here is worth more than the alternative, which is you making a trip and finding out at the counter.
Where something is outside what a pharmacist may do, you will be told what is, and pointed somewhere real rather than sent away.
The one that costs nothing and needs no prescription
Naloxone kits are free in Ontario, need no prescription, and require no explanation of why you want one. You do not have to use drugs to carry one, and being asked to justify it is the reason people do not ask.
At Dundas and Sherbourne that is not an abstract public health point. It is the single most locally relevant thing on this page.
On the treatment page in this section
Opioid agonist treatment names no medication anywhere, deliberately — federal law prohibits advertising a narcotic, and a page describing the SERVICE is both lawful and more useful than one listing products.
Most of this is insured
Assessments for minor ailments, medication reviews and publicly funded vaccinations cost you nothing with a health card. That surprises people, which is itself a sign of how little this access is advertised.
Where something is not funded for you, you will be quoted before it happens rather than after. See coverage and costs.
Common questions
Do I need an appointment?
Not for most of it. A medication review is worth booking because it needs proper time, but an assessment or a vaccination will not.
Do I have to fill my prescriptions here?
No. Kind Clinic and Kind Pharmacy are separate businesses under common ownership. You can fill your prescription anywhere. These services will be offered on that basis rather than as a reason to move your file.
Can a pharmacist see me privately?
Yes. There will be a private consultation room, and using it does not require a reason — asking for it in front of a queue is exactly the barrier it exists to remove.
Where something needs a prescriber, Kind Clinic is a walk-in clinic on the second floor. Kind Clinic and Kind Pharmacy are separate businesses under common ownership. You can fill your prescription anywhere.
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