Health notes & updates
Travel Vaccines: Your Ottawa Pre-Trip Checklist
Preparing to travel from Ottawa? Learn how a pharmacist can help review vaccine timing, yellow fever questions, medications, and travel health supplies.
Prescription Delivery in Ottawa: How It Fits Into Routine Pharmacy Care
Learn how prescription delivery in Ottawa can fit into routine pharmacy care, including what to prepare, timing, privacy, and when to visit in person.
What Goes Into Your Medicine? A Compounding Pharmacist on Clean, Evidence-Based Formulation
Learn how Opal Wellness approaches compounding with evidence, transparency, and ingredient preferences in mind for patients across Ottawa and Ontario.
Do You Still Need Your Heartburn Medication? A Pharmacist's Honest Look at PPIs
If your PPI has been refilled for years, learn when it may be time for a pharmacist-led review in Ontario and why changes should be planned safely.
Is HRT Right for You? A Pharmacist's Honest Guide to Menopause Hormone Therapy
Have questions about HRT in Ottawa? Learn what to ask your pharmacist about prescriptions, compounding, side effects, supplements, and refills.