About Us

Locally owned and operated, Parksville Pharmasave has always strived to provide the community with the highest quality of health care possible, while making important contributions to the local community.

In January 2003, Tammie Toriglia and John Shillabeer opened Pharmasave Health Centre in Parksville, BC. A small store in the beginning, Parksville Pharmasave has grown significantly in both size and range of services offered. In 2017, Lonny Barr joined Tammie as part-owner after 10 years with the company. Together, they completed a store expansion, increasing the range of services and products available to the Parksville community while updating the storefront’s look and feel. Though the store and staff have grown, the “small store” feel and level of customer service has not changed, and helping improve the health and well-being of their customers continues to be the number one priority for the staff.

Parksville Pharmasave has received many awards for their services:

Pharmasave Store of the Year – Pacific Region in 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019
Parksville Chamber of Commerce – Business of the Year Award 2010
Forward House Community Business Award 2004

At Pharmasave Parksville, the Live Well philosophy shines through in the team’s dedication to providing one-on-one counselling and personalized customer service; the highly knowledgeable, compassionate team is continually praised from new and returning shoppers.

Parksville Pharmasave sponsors many organizations and clubs in the region:

Bard to Broadway
Kitefest
Kidfest
Hospice Golf Tournament
Special Olympics Golf Tournament
A Breast of Life – Dragonboat team
Orca Running Club
Lasqueti Island Volunteer Firefighters
Parksville Curling Club
Parksville-Qualicum Fish and Game Assoc.
Forward House Community Society
Parksville Lawn Bowling Club
Parksville Beach Festival and Sandsculpting Competition and many more…

Please come in and experience their award-winning approach to helping with all of your health-related needs.