London Drugs is pleased to introduce the new symbol of our bettercare™ programs. It represents our commitment to your health and wellness.
Everything we do has an impact on our health, and all of our body systems are interconnected. The more you understand about these connections, the better you will be able to manage your health. We have created this figure as a visual representation of these connections and the importance of looking at the many aspects of your health as points in a network.
Your London Drugs pharmacists have the knowledge and training to help you look after your health and to assist you in selecting the right health-related products for your family. We invite you to stop by the pharmacy and ask about the many programs we have developed with your health and wellness in mind.
What Is Good Health?As our new bettercare™ symbol conveys, good health results from recognizing and understanding the important connections between healthy lifestyle choices; regular medical check-ups; adhering to your doctor's instructions; the wise use of medicines (prescription, nonprescription and complementary), and proper stress management. If we neglect one of these “connections,” the others will also be affected, compromising overall health.
The greater your understanding of this complex interplay, the better you will be at managing your health and staying well and active into old age.
How Can We Help?London Drugs wants to be the destination for all of your wellness services. The many health-related services and programs our pharmacy provides for you include:
- Personal consultation booths to ensure privacy between you and your pharmacist.
- Medication review services to enable you to discuss changes in your medication with your pharmacist, with a view to improving your health.
- Health management programs and brochures to help you understand your condition and better manage your health.
- bettercare™ Patient Education Program to provide personalized, in- depth information on your condition.
- bettercare™ Patient Reminder Program, which uses a computerized voice-recognition system to remind you to refill your prescriptions.
- bettercare™ Pill Pack to organize your medications in a customized blister package. This matches your dosing schedule to help you take the right medicine at the right time, every time.
- bettercare™ Medication Profiles to ensure that your new prescriptions do not conflict with your other current medications, or potential allergies, and to provide you with a medication counseling printout.
- Medical information videos, available for loan free of charge.
- Health clinics to educate you on a wide variety of health-related subjects.
- Focus on bettercare™ magazine, to provide you with current health information on a wide range of topics.
- Living with Diabetes magazine, to provide you with helpful information on the management of diabetes.
- Living with Diabetes newsletter, to ensure you are kept abreast of the latest diabetes-related information.
- Heart Healthy Living newsletter, to inform you of matters related to the health of your heart.
- London Drugs screening clinics. In recognition of the need to take a proactive role in maintaining health, London Drugs regularly schedules screening clinics that focus on a specific aspect of wellness. The screening clinics include heart health, osteoporosis, diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation and sun care. Upcoming clinics are generally advertised in Focus on bettercare™.
Attending a screening clinic at one of our stores will help you learn more about a specific condition and help to determine your individual risk factors. Please ask your pharmacist about upcoming clinics.
- Flu vaccination clinics are conveniently scheduled every fall to provide you and your loved ones with protection against the influenza virus.
- Interactive health tools on our website (www.ldhealth.com) enable you to: assess your level of stress; calculate your baby's due date; determine your body mass index; estimate the calories you burn daily; evaluate the cost of smoking, and predict your life expectancy.
- Health and wellness aids make getting fit and staying healthy easier than ever. New technologies and helpful devices can assist you in achieving your wellness goals and help you manage existing health conditions.
Whether it be a blood pressure monitor, pedometer, heart rate monitor, bodyfat analyzer or other fitness aid, you’ll find the best selection at London Drugs.
When you see this symbol, we hope it will remind you that London Drugs is committed to your total wellbeing. We are the source for all of the services and products you need to lead a healthy, active life. Your health and wellness are our goal.
If You Have Diabetes or Heart Disease...London Drugs pharmacists have recently developed two newsletters to help customers with diabetes or heart conditions.
- Living with Diabetes provides details of the latest research findings and presents tips to help people with diabetes manage their condition and lead healthier lives.
- Heart-Healthy Living helps people with heart problems control their cholesterol and blood pressure by providing the information needed to follow a “heart-healthy” lifestyle.
Subscribing to these newsletters is easy. Simply stop by the pharmacy department and request a sample copy. Inside each newsletter is a form you can use to sign up for a free subscription.