Q: Does the travel consultation include prescription medications?
A: Yes, our travel clinic is a one-stop clinic! The Travel Consultation fee includes the travel specialist fees for prescribing medications. This can be upwards of $120 at a walk-in clinic or family practice as it is a private pay service and not covered under MSP.
Q: If someone is asking for medication, let's say Antimalaria Medication, antibiotic for traveler's diarrhea, or altitide sickness what is the process?
A: They need to book a travel consultation appointment. If a customer requires only one or more of these prescription medications, they should inform the nurse during the consultation. They should specify that they are not interested in vaccinations and only wish to discuss the prescription medications. This instruction will enable the nurse to focus solely on assessing and consulting about the requested medications, bypassing the discussion on recommended travel vaccinations. For oral vaccines such as Dukoral or oral typhoid book a vaccine-only appointment if the caller knows they need one or both of these oral vaccines. If they only need loperamide (Imodium), they can actually just go to a pharmacy and grab it as it is an over-the-counter medication and all pharmacies have it.