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CarePacks: every dose in its own sealed pouch

A CarePack is a connected roll of pouches, one for each time you take medication, each printed with your name, the date, the time, and what is inside. Tear one off, take it, done. The packaging service is free; you pay only for your medications, the same as at any pharmacy.

Free packaging service Checked by machine and pharmacist Free delivery or Main Street pickup
A hand holding a connected strip of filled Pac-Med medication pouches, each labelled by day and dose time
Pouches, explained

What is a CarePack, and who is it for?

If you or someone you care for takes more than two or three medications a day, the hardest part is not the medicine; it is the sorting, the remembering, and the wondering whether this morning's doses were actually taken. A CarePack removes all three. Every dose time gets its own sealed pouch, in order, on a roll: tear off the next pouch, and everything you need for that moment is in your hand.

Your daily vitamins and supplements can go into the same pouches as your prescriptions, so the entire routine lives in one strip. Refills are synchronized to a single schedule, so everything renews together instead of five medications running out on five different days. Going away? We prepare travel strips for exactly the days you are gone.

CarePacks suit seniors managing multiple medications, families who look after a parent from across the city or across the country, and anyone whose routine has outgrown the pill organizer on the counter.

Multiple daily medications Seniors and their caregivers Vitamins and supplements included Travel strips available Synchronized refills
Why CarePacks are different

Filled by machine. Inspected by machine. Signed off by a pharmacist.

Most pharmacies sort multi-dose packs by hand. At Carebridge, every CarePack passes three independent checks before it reaches you.

1

Pac-Med fills

Our Pac-Med system produces personalized, barcoded pouches, printed with your name, the date, the time, and the contents, enabling verification from production all the way to delivery.

2

PacVision inspects

PacVision photographs and inspects every single pouch for pill quantity, colour, size, and shape in under one second, keeps a colour image of every pouch on file, and never tires.

3

A pharmacist signs off

A pharmacist who knows your file completes the final review before your CarePack is released, and counsels you on any change in your medications.

Machines are precise and never fatigue; pharmacists understand you and your medications. CarePacks use both, in that order, on every single pouch.

The machines behind the pouches

What are the Pac-Med N series and PacVision?

CarePacks are produced on professional pharmacy automation made by McKesson, the same class of equipment used to serve care facilities. Here is what each machine actually does, in plain language.

Pac-Med N series: the packager

The Pac-Med N series automated pouch packaging machine
  • Dedicated canisters. Each medication lives in its own barcoded canister inside the machine, loaded and verified by pharmacy staff under pharmacist oversight, so pills are never sorted by hand from open bottles.
  • High-capacity strip packaging. When your CarePack is produced, the system draws the right pills from the right canisters and heat-seals them into pouches, in dose-time order, on a connected roll.
  • Personalized, traceable pouches. Every pouch is printed with your name, the date, the time, the contents, and a barcode, which is what makes each pouch verifiable from production all the way to delivery.

PacVision: the inspector

The PacVision automated inspection system that photographs and verifies each pouch
  • Every pouch, photographed. A camera-based inspection unit examines each pouch as it comes off the roll, checking pill quantity, colour, size, and shape against your profile in under one second.
  • A colour image archive. The image of every verified pouch is kept on file, so any pouch you ever receive can be pulled up and reviewed later, down to the individual pill.
  • Immune to fatigue. A calibrated machine inspects the five hundredth pouch of the day exactly as carefully as the first, which is precisely what tired human eyes cannot promise.

Honest boundary: PacVision verifies what is in the pouch by count, colour, size, and shape; it does not replace professional judgment. That is why a pharmacist manages the canister stock, performs and documents the final check on every CarePack, and decides when a medication does not belong in a pouch at all, for example refrigerated, moisture-sensitive, or as-needed medications.

Plain pricing

What does a CarePack cost?

The packaging service is free. Local delivery is free. You pay only for your medications, exactly as you would at any pharmacy, and your insurance is billed the same way it is today. Vitamins and over-the-counter items added to your pouches are charged at their regular price.

Switching is one phone call: tell us your name and your current pharmacy, and we handle the transfer, review your medications, synchronize your refills, and start your first roll. You do not need to contact your doctor or your old pharmacy.

From first call to first pouch

How CarePacks start

1

One call

Give us your name and your current pharmacy. We handle the transfer and gather your prescriptions.

2

Pharmacist review

We review everything you take, including vitamins, flag any interactions, and synchronize your refills to one schedule.

3

First roll prepared

Pac-Med fills, PacVision inspects, and a pharmacist signs off on your first CarePack roll.

4

Delivered on schedule

Your CarePack arrives free on a set day, or you pick it up conveniently at our Main Street location.

For sons, daughters, and caregivers

Managing a parent's medications from far away?

Many CarePacks households have a second address involved: an adult child in another neighbourhood, or another province, quietly coordinating everything. CarePacks make that job visible and manageable. The pouches show at a glance whether doses were taken, deliveries arrive on a schedule you can count on, and with your parent's consent, we keep you informed when anything changes. Our Seniors Program builds on this with medication reviews and deprescribing conversations.

A different service

Prefer a weekly blister card?

Some patients and care homes prefer the classic weekly card, with every dose visible and sorted by day and time. Carebridge offers blister packs as a separate, also free, service with its own page.

Blister packs

CarePacks, answered

What is a CarePack and is there a charge?

A CarePack is a connected roll of sealed pouches, one for each time you take medication, each printed with your name, the date, the time, and the contents. Each pouch is filled by our Pac-Med system, inspected by PacVision imaging, and signed off by a pharmacist. The packaging service and local delivery are free; you pay only for your medications, the same as at any pharmacy.

What are Pac-Med and PacVision?

They are McKesson pharmacy automation systems. The Pac-Med N series is a high-capacity pouch packager: each medication sits in its own barcoded canister, and the machine fills and seals personalized pouches printed with your name, date, time, and contents. PacVision is a camera-based inspection unit that photographs every pouch and checks pill quantity, colour, size, and shape in under one second, keeping a colour image of every pouch on file. A pharmacist completes the final check on every CarePack.

How accurate are the pouches?

Every pouch passes three checks: the Pac-Med system fills personalized, barcoded pouches; PacVision photographs and inspects each pouch for pill quantity, colour, size, and shape in under one second, keeping a colour image of every pouch on file; and a pharmacist completes the final review before anything is released.

What happens if my medications change mid-roll?

Call us. We update your profile, counsel you on the change, and prepare corrected pouches; the affected strip is replaced rather than patched. Because every pouch is labelled by date and time, changes are clean and traceable.

Can vitamins and supplements go in the pouches?

Yes. Vitamins and over-the-counter products like vitamin D3, calcium, or magnesium can be packed alongside your prescriptions, and our pharmacist screens everything for interactions first. They are charged at their regular price; the packing itself stays free.

What about as-needed medications and unusual doses?

Medications taken only as needed usually stay in their own bottles, alongside your CarePack. Weekly, alternate-day, and tapering schedules are all handled; the pouches simply print the days and times your prescriber intends.

How do refills and delivery work?

Your refills are synchronized to one schedule and renewed automatically with your prescriber. New rolls arrive by free delivery across Vancouver, Richmond, Burnaby, North Vancouver, and West Vancouver on a set day, or you can pick up conveniently at 101-4484 Main Street.

One call, and the sorting is never your job again.

Tell us your name and your current pharmacy. We will transfer everything, synchronize your refills, and have your first CarePack ready.

Reviewed by Arash Pourzare, Pharm.D, and Behnaz Alijani, Pharm.D, pharmacists at Carebridge Pharmacy, Vancouver. Last reviewed: July 2026.