Dr. Anthony Taddei is our lead clinical pharmacist. His useful tips and updates are summarized and collated here.
Pharmacy Hours:
- Shopper's Drug Mart, Sunwood Plaze, Coquitlam
- 24 hour compounding (RCH/ERH area)
- Diluted NTG ointment
- Nifedipine/lidocaine ointment
- Two pharmacies across from RCH can prepare
- Diluted NTG ointment (need to order nifedipine powder in)
- Close at 1800 M-F with limited weekend hours
- Shopper's Drug Marts, Northgate, Burquitlam, Como Lake (similar to Walmart)
- Close at 2200
- Shopper's Drug Mart, 6th Avenue, New Westminster and St. John's Street, Port Moody
- Close at 0000 (midnight)
- Shopper's Drug Mart, Vancouver, Surrey, and Langley
- Open 24 hours
- Thrifty Foods Pharmacy, Columbia Street, by RCH
- Close at 2000 M-F
- Close at 1800 weekends and holidays
NOTE: Nifedipine 0.3% in Lidocaine 1.5% ointment and Petrolatum - needs to be compounded. Nifedipine 300mg (0.3g) = 30 x 10mg capsules emptied out Lidocaine 5% ointment 30 grams Petrolatum Vaseline qs ad 100 grams (add 70 grams)
