ADV-Care Celebrating 25 Years Online!

A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Patients!

As we celebrate our 25th anniversary, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to our patients and partners. Your trust and support have allowed us to grow, innovate, and continue providing the highest level of pharmacy care. We look forward to many more years of serving you.

Thank you for choosing ADV-Care Pharmacy.

What Makes ADV-Care Pharmacy Stand Out

– Over 25 years of experience in the online pharmacy industry
– Access to both branded and generic Canadian medications
– Up to 66.7% savings on out-of-pocket medication costs
– Direct communication with a pharmacist during business hours
– 24/7 online or mobile prescription ordering
– Automatic refill reminders, so you never miss a dose
– Anonymous shipping to your home, business, or travel destinations within Canada

25 Years – Our Journey As Canada’s First Digital Pharmacy

In 1999, a group of visionary engineers and pharmacists came together to form ADV-Care Pharmacy Inc. They recognized the transformative power of emerging internet technology and sought to create a service that would revolutionize how patients access medications. Their mission was clear: provide a safe, convenient way for patients to order their prescriptions online and have them delivered directly to their homes, offices, or even while traveling.

ADV-Care Pharmacy took its first major step by developing a cutting-edge website powered by IBM Net Commerce software (now known as WebSphere). We established rigorous authentication procedures for patients and prescribing physicians to ensure that each transaction met the highest standards of safety. As a pioneer in this field, we combined our online platform with a fully automated and integrated order fulfillment system, making ADV-Care the first digital pharmacy in Canada.

In 2000, we obtained our accreditation from the Ontario College of Pharmacists and proudly launched our website. ADV-Care became the world’s first-ever online pharmacy. In addition to this groundbreaking achievement, we were the first to publish Canadian prescription prices online, providing transparency that allows patients to compare costs with their local pharmacies—a practice we maintain to this day.

Growth, Innovation, and Leadership

Between 2003 and 2007, a number of employee and private groups entered into exclusive service arrangements with ADV-Care, benefiting from significant medication cost savings. During this period, while other online pharmacies began to emerge, ADV-Care solidified its position as a leader through continuous improvement and innovation. We introduced patient safety features such as automated refill reminders, online order tracking, and automatic drug interaction checks with every new order, all while speeding up our already efficient processing times.

Today: Personalized, Secure Pharmacy Services

Now, 25 years later, we remain at the forefront of pharmacy services. We offer secure, personalized, and confidential pharmacy consultations, allowing patients to speak directly with our pharmacists via a secure video app. Medications ordered through ADV-Care are delivered across Canada, and registered patients can easily reorder through our website or mobile app, available 24/7.

In addition to our individual patient services, we provide specialty and orphaned drugs to clinics across Canada. We also continue to innovate in fulfillment technology, particularly in the specialized shipping of cold-chain medications like insulin.

ADV-Care Pharmacy offers customers bank-level security using IBM technology, with stringent privacy protection for all your personal, medical and financial data. Your privacy and data security are top concerns for ADV-Care! We ensure privacy & security of all patient’s data.

What We Do …

• We provide personal, confidential and comprehensive customized pharmacy services on a one-to-one basis.
• Customers can order their medication online or by mobile, receive friendly refill-reminders, track the processing of their orders until received at their doorstep.
• You talk directly to our pharmacist for all your medication needs using our private video.
• We offer all prescription and specialty drugs and save money on more than 20,000 health and beauty items.
• We bill your Canadian health insurance plan directly to reduce your out-of-pocket cost.
• We deliver direct to you — anywhere in Ontario or to your travel destinations within Canada
• We have been serving employers to effectively reduce their health plan costs.

Our Registered Customers enjoy …

• Frequent shopper discount on non-prescription medications.
• A record of previous purchases for easy re-ordering.
• Shipping to a different address of their choice.
• Confidential and secure private transactions for all personal information.
• Comprehensive, online managed care service.
• Automatic drug interaction check for their prescriptions as well as health and beauty products.
• Convenient refill reminder service. We even remind you with your doctor’s appointments to refill your meds.
• Mobile & online ordering of prescriptions, refill and pharmacy transfer