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Loblaw to open four new Pharmacist-Led Health Clinics in Alberta
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Loblaw to open four new Pharmacist-Led Health Clinics in Alberta\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n Shoppers Drug Mart holds grand opening in\n \n Brooks\n \n ,\n \n December 9\n \n \n \n \n \n \n BRAMPTON, ON\n \n \n ,\n \n \n Dec. 8, 2022\n \n \n /CNW/ - Following the success of\n \n Alberta's\n \n first pharmacist-led clinic in\n \n Lethbridge\n \n , Loblaw Companies Ltd. (TSX: L) (\"Loblaw\") announced today plans to open four additional locations in the coming weeks. The clinics will be located in traditionally underserviced areas of the province -\n \n Fort Saskatchewan\n \n ,\n \n Brooks\n \n ,\n \n Red Deer\n \n and\n \n Edson\n \n - and will offer a range of healthcare services to patients, including assessment and treatment of common ailments and injuries.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \"Initial results from the\n \n Lethbridge\n \n clinic have far exceeded our expectations, with an average of more than 40 patient visits each day. There is an obvious need for these services,\" said\n \n Jeff Leger\n \n , President of Shoppers Drug Mart. \"That's why we're opening four additional locations in\n \n Alberta\n \n , a province that truly recognizes the important role pharmacists play in the public healthcare system.\"\n \n \n Through their expanded scope of practice, pharmacists in\n \n Alberta\n \n can assess patients and prescribe medications for minor illnesses and injuries, administer vaccines and other medications by injection, support chronic disease management and order and receive lab results.\n \n \n \"The issues plaguing the Canadian healthcare system are complex and require innovation and collaboration. We believe pharmacists can play a vital role in a collective solution,\" continued Leger. \"Optimizing the role of the pharmacist unlocks the potential of tens of thousands of highly trained healthcare professionals across the country. And by making certain services available from a pharmacist or in a pharmacist clinic setting, we can help address some of ...