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Protect Your Health, Wherever Life Takes You
At Laurel Pharmacy Clinic, our experienced Prescribing Pharmacists provide comprehensive travel health consultations, immunizations, and injectable medication administration to help you stay safe and healthy on your journey. Whether you’re traveling for work, study, or vacation, we’ll make sure you’re prepared with the right advice, prescriptions, and vaccinations tailored to your destination and health needs.
Unlike many clinics, we do not charge patients for travel consultations. In some cases, if your consultation results in a written prescription, we may bill Alberta Health directly where guidelines allow. You will only pay for the cost of medications or vaccines (many of which can be direct billed to your insurance plan), and for the administration of injectable medications.
What to Expect from Our Travel Clinic?
During your travel health consultation at Laurel Pharmacy Clinic, you can expect:
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Personalized travel advice tailored to your destination, itinerary, and medical history.
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Prescriptions for travel-related medications such as malaria prevention, traveler’s diarrhea treatment, and altitude sickness medications.
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Electronic vaccination record uploads to Alberta Netcare (accessible via MyHealth Records), with paper records available upon request.
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Administration of vaccines recommended for your trip, including protection against Hepatitis A & B, Typhoid, Japanese Encephalitis, Rabies, Cholera, and more.
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Routine and non-travel immunizations such as flu shots, COVID-19, pneumonia, shingles, RSV, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap), HPV, and meningitis.
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Pain-minimizing options like numbing cream (Zensa/Emla) available on request.
Common Travel Concerns We Can Help With:
Our pharmacists at Laurel Pharmacy Clinic provide prevention and treatment guidance for:
- Traveler’s Diarrhea
- Malaria
- Motion Sickness
- Dengue Fever
- Cholera
- Rabies risk assessment and vaccination
- Japanese Encephalitis and other mosquito-borne illnesses
- Meningococcal Meningitis (common for travel to Africa, Middle East, and for Hajj/Umrah pilgrims)
- Hepatitis A & B protection
- Typhoid vaccination
- Routine updates for tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, shingles, HPV, pneumonia, and RSV
Dr. James Carter
Internal Medicine
Dr. Ava Thompson
Family Health
Dr. Lisa Moreno
Preventive Health
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Have questions about scheduling or what to expect? Here are answers to common inquiries to help you feel fully prepared.
Yes, we recommend booking an appointment so our pharmacist has time to review your health history and travel plans. Same-day appointments are often available at Laurel Pharmacy Clinic.
No. We do not charge patients for travel consultations. In some cases, if your consultation results in a prescription, Alberta Health may be billed depending on provincial guidelines.
Yes. Patients are responsible for the cost of vaccines or injectable medications. However, we can direct bill most insurance providers, so you may not need to pay out of pocket.
- Consultation fee: No charge to patients. In some cases, Alberta Health may be billed if a prescribing service applies.
- Medication & vaccine cost: Patients pay for the medication or vaccine itself. Whenever possible, we will direct bill your insurance plan so you don’t have to pay upfront.
- Injection/administration fee: A small fee applies for injectable medication administration.
- No out-of-pocket consultation fee – saving you money compared to many private travel clinics.
- Direct billing available for most injectable medications and vaccines.
- Same-day appointments for common travel and non-travel vaccines.
- Comprehensive care in one visit – consultation, prescriptions, and injections all at the same location.
- Trusted Prescribing Pharmacists with additional training in physical assessment tools such as stethoscopes and otoscopes, ensuring safe and accurate care.
- Collaboration with your primary care team – we communicate with your family physician and specialists when needed to ensure continuity of care.
We provide a wide range of travel-related vaccines and medications, including:
- Hepatitis A & B
- Typhoid
- Japanese Encephalitis
- Rabies
- Meningitis
- Cholera
- Malaria prevention medications
- Traveler’s diarrhea treatments
We also provide routine vaccines like shingles, pneumonia, flu, COVID-19, HPV, Tdap, and RSV.
Yes. Our Prescribing Pharmacists at Laurel Pharmacy Clinic are authorized to assess, prescribe, and dispense travel-related medications such as malaria prevention, antibiotics for traveler’s diarrhea, and altitude sickness treatment.
We recommend booking your appointment at least 6–8 weeks before travel. Some vaccines require multiple doses or time to build immunity. However, even if you’re traveling soon, it’s never too late to get protection.
Our Laurel pharmacist can administer many prescribed injectable medications that are administered by subcutaneous or intramuscular route including:
- Ozempic
- Prolia
- Depo-Provera
- Vitamin B12
- Testosterone
- Lupron
- And many more…