SDM:Transfer your prescription & get 60,000 Points/$100 GC (Not valid in Ontario)

[howwon]

Transfer your prescriptions to SDM and get up to 60,000 Bonus Points or up to $100 in SDM gift cards.

Flyer fine print;
-Upon transfer, customers will have their choice of receiving either a booklet containing 10 vouchers, each redeemable for 6,000 Shoppers Optimum Bonus Points per prescription fill or a booklet containg 10 vouchers, each redeemable for a $10.00 SDM gift card. limit of one booklet of vouchers per customer.
-See SDM Pharmacist for more information.

NOT VALID IN ONTARIO

[howwon]

100 bonus points
Bausch & Lomb (select types and sizes) 15%

200 bonus points
Gaviscon (select types and sizes) $12.99 each

300 bonus points
Buy 2 Band-Aid bandages (select types and sizes) $5.49 each
Bio-Oil skin treatment 60 mL $10.99 each

400 bonus points
Opticrom anti allergic (10 mL) eye drops $12.99
Refresh tears, plus or Tears Plus (30 mL) eye drops $12.99 each

500 bonus points
Buy 2 Zantac 75 (30's) or 150 (24's) Tablets $10.99 each
Enfagrow toddler nutritional supplement powder 850g (selected flavours) $16.99 each

*Free $10.00 SDM Coupon when you spend $50.00 or more on almost anything in the store.

[Ukrainianoiler]

Any limitations that you saw. I transferred from SDM to Safeway for the 7x airmiles (which I'll likely never use anyways). Any indication of how long you have to keep your Rx's there (outside from as long as it takes to redeem the 10vouchers which would for most be 10 months?)
Thanks for the post op.: )

[howwon]

Any limitations that you saw. I transferred from SDM to Safeway for the 7x airmiles (which I'll likely never use anyways). Any indication of how long you have to keep your Rx's there (outside from as long as it takes to redeem the 10vouchers which would for most be 10 months?)
Thanks for the post op.: )

Upon closer inspection of the fine print;

-Not all prescriptions are transferable by law
-Ask a SDM pharmacist for more information
-Restrictions on use and redemption of vouchers apply
-See vouchers for details. Limited time offer and while supplies last. Offer void where prohibited by law

I guess it would be best to check with a SDM pharmacist for complete details.

[tjthemanto]

SDM's dispensing/prescription fees kill you..I believe they charge you $ 11.99 in dispensing fees per drug . Most drug plans only cover upto $ 7 for dispensing fees so even if you have a drug plan you will end up paying $ 5 in dispensing fees per drug @ SDM and if you don't have any drug plan you will end up payind $ 11.99 per drug in dispensing fees

[royaltee66]

SDM's dispensing/prescription fees kill you..I believe they charge you $ 11.99 in dispensing fees per drug . Most drug plans only cover upto $ 7 for dispensing fees so even if you have a drug plan you will end up paying $ 5 in dispensing fees per drug @ SDM and if you don't have any drug plan you will end up payind $ 11.99 per drug in dispensing fees

based on your note.. only idiots would fill at SDM. However, most pharmas charge $10. But I am not sure if its per drug. If you take 5 drugs they make $50? Sounds like drug money.

[MC25]

So does that mean I can transfer to say pharmsave, and then transfer back ti SDM? I normally do get mine at SDM thats why i ask..

[nvlizzy]

SDM's dispensing/prescription fees kill you..I believe they charge you $ 11.99 in dispensing fees per drug . Most drug plans only cover upto $ 7 for dispensing fees so even if you have a drug plan you will end up paying $ 5 in dispensing fees per drug @ SDM and if you don't have any drug plan you will end up payind $ 11.99 per drug in dispensing fees

Not all SDM dispensing fees are the same. The Shoppers on Lonsdale in NV is $9.85, the discount places are $8.60- I much prefer the service I get at the SDM from London Drugs or Walmart, I'm willing to pay the extra $1.25 !

[howwon]

SDM's dispensing/prescription fees kill you..I believe they charge you $ 11.99 in dispensing fees per drug . Most drug plans only cover upto $ 7 for dispensing fees so even if you have a drug plan you will end up paying $ 5 in dispensing fees per drug @ SDM and if you don't have any drug plan you will end up payind $ 11.99 per drug in dispensing fees

Holy cow. Not only do you people in Ontario, have the highest auto insurance rates in Canada but you also have the highest dispensing fees.

[Tornado F2]

Holy cow. Not only do you people in Ontario, have the highest auto insurance rates in Canada but you also have the highest dispensing fees.

Pharmacists here have a monopoly. IIRC only one school (U of T) graduates pharmacists, and about half of them are female, likely taking leave eventually while raising a family. This limits the number of pharmacists available, increasing their fees. The obvious solution would be to train more pharmas, just like they should train more doctors, but politicians seem to be too dumb to realise that.

[tallshorty111]

Pharmacists here have a monopoly. IIRC only one school (U of T) graduates pharmacists, and about half of them are female, likely taking leave eventually while raising a family. This limits the number of pharmacists available, increasing their fees. The obvious solution would be to train more pharmas, just like they should train more doctors, but politicians seem to be too dumb to realise that.

Your reasoning is so flawed I don't know where to begin. Let's start with pharmacist having a monopoly in Ontario. There is no monopoly. They get trained at UofT and so does lawyers, doctors, dentists, engineers. I guess everyone of these profession must be a monopoly. There is usually only one university per province that trains these professions so it is nothing unique to Ontario. Also more pharmacist doesn't mean the dispensing fee will be less. The number of pharmacists doesn't dictate the cost of dispensing fees. It depends on the services offered, insurance companies, provincial health agencies, and location (rich vs poor neighborhoods). Also, your comment about females is borderline sexist. There are many female professions that after having a child continue with there career.

[brucedlx]

Pharmacists here have a monopoly. IIRC only one school (U of T) graduates pharmacists, and about half of them are female, likely taking leave eventually while raising a family. This limits the number of pharmacists available, increasing their fees. The obvious solution would be to train more pharmas, just like they should train more doctors, but politicians seem to be too dumb to realise that.

University of Waterloo also has a pharmacy program now.

[kuzi]

NOT VALID IN ONTARIO.

Just called my local SDM and they said it's not valid in Ontario as it is ILLEGAL to give points/rewards on prescriptions in Ontario.

Did a bit of google searching to verify and the pharmacist was indeed correct and that this has been illegal since January 1, 2004...I found the following articles:

Ontario College of Pharmacists Link re: Loyalty Points
http://www.ocpinfo.com/client/ocp/OC...enDocument&PFV

Policy on Loyalty Points Programs, effective July 1, 2004http://www.ocpinfo.com/client/ocp/OC...Program+Policy

[Captain Snazzypants]

OP...PLEASE UPDATE TITLE TO REFLECT NOT VALID IN ONTARIO.

Just called my local SDM and they said it's not valid in Ontario as it is ILLEGAL to give points/rewards on prescriptions in Ontario.

Did a bit of google searching to verify and the pharmacist was indeed correct and that this has been illegal since January 1, 2004...I found the following articles:

Ontario College of Pharmacists Link re: Loyalty Points
http://www.ocpinfo.com/client/ocp/OC...enDocument&PFV

Policy on Loyalty Points Programs, effective July 1, 2004http://www.ocpinfo.com/client/ocp/OC...Program+Policy

Did you ask the right question? It's not that they are giving you points on your prescriptions each time (they don't) but rather as a bonus for switching to them - not for filling the prescriptions...

[Gevaltech]

Ah, for the good ol days (pre-04) when I used to rack up those HBC points by getting all my prescriptions at Zellers.