Depending on the capacity of the pharmacy, many pharmacies are able to offer a wide variety of services to further support your health and maintenance of any conditions you may have. They are able to offer immunizations, even ones provided by other clinics such as allergy shots, and provide services such as smoking cessation support, medication management, and rapid tests for Covid-19. Other additional services that may be offered include treatments for swimmer’s ear, strep throat, insect stings, and canine, feline, or human bites. Most pharmacies will have a blood pressure cuff available so that you can check your blood pressure for free while waiting for a prescription to be filled or if you need to check it regularly. Some pharmacists are able to renew your prescriptions or offer emergency prescriptions if required as well and can offer treatment plans for different conditions such as bronchospasms, headaches, many types of infections, and more.

The reason most people go to the pharmacy is to have prescriptions filled or to pick up over-the-counter medications for colds, allergies, or infections. Pharmacy services refer to any additional services that many pharmacies are able to offer, such as administering immunizations, providing rapid testing, and any treatments that you are able to have done all just by a pharmacist. Each pharmacy may offer a different variety of services that they are able to offer, so for your own convenience it could be worth checking with a pharmacy near you to see what kind of services they offer so that you only need to visit one place for all of your health care needs. Pharmacy services that may be considered supplementary to what is typically associated with pharmacies include support for managing chronic conditions such as diabetes or hypertension, testing for different conditions such as diabetes, and strep throat, and Covid-19 testing. Additionally, they are able to offer treatments for many of these different conditions, including shingles, urinary tract infections, yeast infections, allergic rhinitis, burns, bites, and stings. Pharmacy services include any other services that the specific pharmacy is able to offer for your convenience and health maintenance.

Most people are unaware that there are actually several different types of pharmacies that all offer different types of services and care. Six common types of pharmacies include community pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, managed care pharmacies, consulting pharmacies, online pharmacies, and ambulatory care pharmacies.

Community pharmacies are the type of pharmacy that most people are familiar with and are also commonly known as retail pharmacies. This is where most people will go to have their prescriptions filled and to grab over-the-counter medications at their convenience.

Hospital pharmacies are the next pharmacy that you will likely be familiar with as they are the pharmacies located within hospitals and provide prescriptions directly to their patients. It is also common for clinical trials or teaching and mentorship programs to occur at these pharmacies.

Managed care pharmacies are often located in facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes, or mental health wards, and are intended to be used only by those who reside in the facility. Many patients at these facilities require daily care from pharmacies so they are there primarily for convenience.

Consulting pharmacies are a newer branch of pharmacy and are used to review how medication performs and consult with patients to assess the different prescriptions’ inappropriateness for the condition, safety, risks, benefits, and affordability of the prescription for that specific treatment plan.

Online pharmacies offer all pharmacies entirely online, so prescriptions can be sent to them from an online portal and through the internet or phone-order and can be delivered to patients through the mail system. This is a great option for those with mobility concerns or who are just not able to make it to a physical pharmacy to receive required prescriptions.

Ambulatory care pharmacies are mobile pharmacies that provide essential care to those who reside primarily in rural areas or lack transportation and do not have regular access to a pharmacy. The pharmacy services will travel to the patients rather than requiring the patients to go to them.
 
Visit Invara Pharmacy & Clinic for a healthy dose of care and convenience. You will receive care from our professional pharmacist, Dr. Simeon Roth, PharmD, and his staff of medical specialists. For more information, contact us or schedule an online appointment. We are conveniently located at 31111 U.S. Rte 2, Sultan, WA 98294. We serve patients from Sultan WA, Monroe WA, Startup WA, Gold Bar WA, Woods Creek WA, and surrounding areas.