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Mapleview using fee of $5 (which includes livery) compared to the usual $8 $10. This arrangement has proven tractive to insurance companies d employers who provide drug ans for their workers, especially ice Pharmex offers them an initial s-front reduction. "Insurance companies look at tir claims and what the plan costs em, then base their premiums on at," explains Skelding. "If the aims are lower, then the premiums /" he explains As well. the store-front " l n ult h If amp Skeldin Inst on ove om diupe ope my concen- and does not station" that t lower dis Ill mules drug cially initial the rs to expensnvc If; , ‘Q ' c" _',' j', LB ' h' Mb P - d , 2):!” f 09%.! t are lower (so the company and its employees benefit)." Some companies will pay pre- scriptions claims whether they are filled by Pharmex or the corner drug store but others warn employ- ees that they will have to Day the I f ness has C their drug labor unions. However, Skelding expects more interest from individ- uals as the firm becomes better known. their drug plans, as well as retiree groups and organizations such as labor unions. However, Skelding effects of their medications, how they might interact with other drugs they may be taking and even if they Skelding admits the service isn't for everyone. Although the flrm has sometimes ftlled emergency orders, patients needing prescriptions immediately after seeing their doc- tors are likely to be directed to their nearest pharmacy, he says. To John Girgis, owner of Dorval Medical Pharmacy, "mail order" companies, seeping up from the US. to Canada, pose a threat to both pharmacists and patients. He maintains it denies patients that per- sonal touch of "eye-to-eye contact" with their pharmacists and the opportunity to ask about the side lift So Incase special po remair LEAVE YOUR FAMILY THE HOUSE, NOT THE MORTGAGE. n If " most ome from emph route if thev an untimely death, we have a icy that pays your mortgage so tamily members don't have to. more, call today. ING THE ISSUES THAT PAC E says. Pharmex Deny Mutual Insurance Company 22 LAeshore Rd. W. Oakville, Ontario L6K 1C5 - l CF; t a» tir, the m bu 842-3800 1nd rer working al a storefront pharmacy before he established his own prac- tice, a patient handed him a pre- scription he thought was for high just a little something»? FACTORY OUTLET 2416WYECROFT RD OAKVILLE f, _ 827-7702 sta', 'lr, Pharmacists protest story on local mail-order pharmacy The "implications" contained i; a write-up in one of the Town' newsletter has some pharmacist concerned. At the meeting, Manore cited a couple of statements that he took umbrage with in what might be termed a positive article on the firm. First, he pointed to Skelding's claim that Pharmex's computerized prescription system was unique was In the spring edition of a newsletter published by the town's economic development department, comments by Neil Skelding of Pharmex Containment Services Inc. were disputed by the Ron Manore, representative for several pharma- cists troubled by the article. "He (Skelding) was made to look like a knight in shining armour," said Manore, owner of a pharmacy on Kerr Street who recently met with Mayor Anne Mulvale and John Meyerstein, gen- eral manager of the economic development department. "lt's unfortunate the article was pub- lished." New Hours: Thurs. 12- 5, Fri. 12 - 5, Sat. 10 - LIBERTY§ MUTUAL 5 CUSTOM ERS on one rWyttcroit is one block PM?“ 219;: CELEBRATE A! ion. whil Eiém iii-C in false in his view. 's "Computerized Is equipment has bet local pharmacies - a - for five years," fs was said in the art at, true but the imol bl heart stimulant In! congcnmve heart failure, His prescribing physician later admitted he had made a mis- it "We can't promote one company over another," he said, noting that Skelding did not approach the town for publicity but that the economic department contacted him. "We have a policy of visiting business, both large and small." Meyerstein said his department's quarterly newsletter is meant to bring information on new firms to the attention of other Oakville com- panies so that they can do business with each other. "Computerized dispensing equipment has been available in local pharmacies - and I've had it - for five years," he said. "What was said in the article is basically true but the implication is that Pharmex was providing something new, which isn't true." Moreover, he thought that patient counselling for Pharmex customers "had to be at arm's length" since the firm's number was not listed in the phone book. (It is). Manore stressed there was noth- ing confrontational about the meet- ing between himself and the town and that his listeners were willing to further investigate the firm and print a clarification in the summer edition of the newsletter. Oakville Planning and Development Council meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. The Halton Public Works Committee meets at 9:30 a.m. at regional headquarters, 1151 Bronte Rd. Monday, April 19th: A spe- cial meeting of Town Council is being held at 7:15 pm. in the Council Chambers to discuss a taxation matter. Town Council meets at 7:30 pm. in the Council Chambers of the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. 1 Tuesday, April 20th: A semi- nar for Town Council on the Greater Toronto Area is bein g held at 7:30 p.m. in the Trafalgar Room of the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. The Oakville Crime Prevention Committee meets at 7:30 pm. in the Oakville Room of the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. The Halton Administration and Finance Committee meets at 1:30 p.m. at regional headquar- ters, llSl Bronte Rd. Thursday, April 15th: The Halton Board of Educatiom meets at 8 pm. at the J.W.' Singleton Education Centre, 2050 Guelph Line, Burlington. The Waste Management Advisory Committee meets at 8:30 am. in the Trafalgar Room in the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. I'm satisfied that they're fixing r," he said. Wednesday, April 14th: The See = ' er; a 1mm r' Brrmle ROW/w . Jr- "t4t Pharmacists' page 9) ut u, i-G-ve" 5'3 At