Pharmacy Benefit Information for First Nations
Did you know that many products and medications covered by the Non-Insured Health Benefit (NIHB) Program can be prescribed or recommended by your local pharmacists?
This means that you do NOT need a prescription from your doctor, so it is easier to access these types of benefits:
• Acne medications
• Allergy medications
• Constipation treatments
• Diabetes devices such as Blood glucose test strips
• Emergency contraception ( the ‘morning after pill’)
• Lice treatments
• Medications to treat eye or ear infections
• Medications for the prevention and treatment of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy
• Naloxone
• Prenatal vitamins
• Vaginal yeast infection treatments
• Smoking cessation aids
• Treatments for fungal skin infections
• Vitamin D or multi-vitamins for children under the age of 6
Contact your local Peguis Pharmacy for more information. Delivery in your area is also available:
Chief Peguis Pharmacy
Peguis, MB
Phone: 204-645-5935
Peguis Pharmacy – Selkirk
103-620 Manitoba Ave
Selkirk, MB
Phone: 204-482.8353
Peguis Pharmacy – Winnipeg
102-1065 Portage Ave
Winnipeg, MB
Phone: 204-774.0043