Markham's Orton Park Guardian Pharmacy offers smoking cessation remedies to its patients. This assistance is provided through counselling, the distribution of smoking cessation aides, and the expansion of access to smoking cessation courses for individuals with chronic conditions.
As part of a smoking cessation campaign, our staff will provide patients who wish to cease smoking with individualised assistance and counselling. The plan consists of an initial consultation, several follow-up therapy sessions over the course of a year, and a preparedness assessment during which the patient may commence the smoking cessation program with the pharmacist. In addition, the plan includes prescribing nicotine replacement therapy to the patient.
The Orton Park Guardian Pharmacy will make every effort to ensure that those who desire to cease smoking have access to the necessary therapies, and will provide these treatments when necessary. If a pharmacist believes a patient could benefit from prescription treatment to help them cease smoking, for instance, he or she should contact the patient's primary prescriber to determine if the medication is appropriate. This is because a person may benefit from medication provided to help them quit smoking. Contact Orton Park Guardian Pharmacy immediately for more information on Markham's smoking cessation programs.