DERMATOLOGY

“Skin cancer remains the most common cancer diagnosed in Canada”

Rx Connect Specialty Pharmacy promotes skin health and improves the quality of life of Canadians living with skin conditions, diseases and traumas. We support our patients by counseling’s, educating and providing resources specific to the condition and therapy regime. Examples of conditions that affects the skin alone, or any systemic disease include:

 

Access to specialty skin medications can pose a significant obstacle for patients. Rx Connect will act as administrators to support special authorizations, diagnostic coordination, injection training and scheduling to make sure our patient have access to specialty medication(s).

  • Acne
  • Actinic Keratoses
  • Basal Cell Carcinoma
  • Eczema
  • Hyperhidrosis
  • Melanoma
  • Photoaging
  • Psoriasis
  • Rosacea
  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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QUICK TIPS:

  • Skin cancer remains the most common cancer diagnosed in Canada.
  • 80-90% of skin cancers are caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
  • Canadians who were born in the 1990s are two to three times more likely to develop skin cancer.
  • People who use tanning beds before the age of 35 are 59% more likely to develop a form of skin cancer.
  • Accordingly, 7% of new cancers diagnosed in adolescents and young adults (15-29) are melanoma.
  • 20% of Canadians live with acne.
  • 1 Million Canadians are diagnosed with psoriasis.
  • 2 Million Canadians have rosacea.
  • 90% Skin cancer cure rate if self-examined.