A complete solution to transform into a pharmacist-led clinic.

INTRODUCING ACCESS TO CARE

Collaborate with NPs and MDs so your team can assess and provide medications and supplies for specific conditions, including:

• NEW! Strep Throat Testing & Treatment
• Hormonal Birth Control
• Basic Travel Health
• Shingles Prevention & Treatment
• Diabetes Supplies
  
• Coming soon: Insomnia, Constipation, PrEP, & Emergency Contraception

and much more!

You’re not alone. Nearly 6.5 million Canadians lack access to basic healthcare, leading to overcrowded emergency rooms and long wait times for primary care. This is where pharmacists have the chance to step in.

MedEssist's Access to Care (ATC) program empowers pharmacists to assess, provide medications and supplies, and take a more active role in delivering care for additional minor ailments.

By collaborating with prescribers, pharmacists are expanding their clinical impact and transforming pharmacies into trusted, pharmacist-led clinics.

Are your patients still struggling to find a family doctor?

of patients live within 5km of a pharmacy

• Basic Travel Health (new!)
• Strep Throat Tests & Treatment (new!)
• Hormonal Birth Control
• Shingles Treatment
• Shingles Prevention
• RSV Prevention

• Pneumococcal Disease Prevention
• HPV Prevention
• Diabetes Supplies
• Inhaler Chambers
• History of Anaphylaxis - Epinephrine injectors
• Fever and Malaise

Elevate your Pharmacy as a Care Hub

Strengthen and Grow Your Patient Base

Deliver Safe, Confident, Collaborative Care

I signed up because I think that it's important for patients to have access to care.

Kristen Watt, R.Ph

Kristen's Pharmacy, Ontario, Canada

I live and work in a rural region where we continue to lose family practitioners, and I want to be part of the solution. Pharmacists are extremely underutilized in the healthcare sector within our current framework. We are incredibly well positioned to help with the access to healthcare crisis that exists in the province right now. This program is definitely a step in that direction.

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Access to Care has been instrumental in expanding the role of our pharmacy far beyond minor ailment prescribing.

Jonathan Tsui, R.Ph

Findlay Creek Pharmacy, Ontario, Canada

We've been able to assess patients, support their treatment needs, and even provide essential supplies, like diabetic products and inhaler spacers, when physicians were unavailable or inaccessible. Without this program, delivering this level of comprehensive and valuable care to our community would not have been possible.

Recipient of the Leslie Dan Faculty Pharmacy Practice Excellence in Minor Ailments Award

Access to Care has allowed our pharmacy to support our local population in ways that were never possible before.

Kumail Remtulla, R.Ph

Everest Whole Health Pharmacy, Ontario, Canada

Being near a campus, we often see students who need timely access to care, especially for services like contraception and HPV prevention. A student came in once after seeing our in-store signage about contraception. She hadn’t been able to get an appointment with her doctor, but we were able to assess her on the spot and provide her with timely care without unnecessary delay. This program empowers us to meet real needs in real time – filling a critical gap for young people who often fall through the cracks of the healthcare system.

The Access to Care program is an ideal solution that empowers pharmacists to take a leading role in patient care.

Ramez Girgis, R.Ph

Guardian Discount Pharmacy, Ontario, Canada

It’s the only model that truly enables pharmacies to operate as pharmacist-led clinics, bridging the gap between community care and clinical services. With technology that’s intuitive, and purpose-built for pharmacy, MedEssist has made it easy for us to successfully expand services like travel health — helping us reach more patients and increase uptake. It’s been a valuable opportunity to grow our clinical impact and strengthen our role as healthcare providers in our community.

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visit their pharmacy more frequently than physicians

also have a positive impression on pharmacies

pharmacists are the most accessible HCP

The onboarding process with MedEssist was incredibly smooth – it was quick, easy, and we felt fully supported from the start.

Monika Kalra, R.Ph

Total Care Drugmart, Ontario, Canada

The platform is straightforward and works really well in our workflow. Our patients love the convenience of getting full travel health care right at the pharmacy. We’ve had amazing feedback from our patients – people are genuinely thankful and happy to pay for the service because it saves them time and hassle.