Crowfoot Medicine Shoppe Proudly Supports Local

Medicine Shoppe Crowfoot: A Community Pharmacy Committed to Care

Given Lowen’s founder Chad Zelensky’s pharmaceutical background, it’s not surprising that many of the company’s early retailers were pharmacists. Crowfoot Medicine Shoppe is one that remains today.

Randy Howden, owner, connected with Zelensky through mutual friends in 2010. Zelensky had been looking for retailers to stock his products, and the two hit it off straight away. “We both have a passion for making sure the patients we serve get good-quality, natural, plant-based products, and looking after the health of our clients,” says Howden.

Supporting local business is extremely important to Howden, as a small business owner himself. He firmly believes that local businesses do better when they support each other. His clients also share in this view.

“As soon as our clients understand that [Lowen’s] is a locally-made product, crafted with natural, plant-based ingredients and free of petrochemicals, artificial preservatives, colorants, or scenting agents, it really resonates with them,” he says. “People get really excited about the story behind Lowen’s and the commitment to cruelty-free and vegan skincare.”

Howden has been a pharmacist for well over a decade and has run the show at Crowfoot Medicine Shoppe for most of his career. He says that having met Zelensky, someone to relate to as both a pharmacist and business owner himself, was a “huge deal.”

After nine years with the Medicine Shoppe franchise, Howden says he can never go back to a “big box pharmacy.” With a special interest in diabetes care, Howden has spent the past 10 years helping his diabetic patients better understand the disease and manage its challenges.

“It’s really gratifying to see patients that have made a change in their health. Sometimes they’ll say ‘look what you did!’ but it’s all them.”

Crowfoot Medicine Shoppe has been an especially supportive environment, as Howden can work closely with the doctors at the Crowfoot Village Family Practice above his pharmacy.

Howden is in the process of taking over the Sunridge Medicine Shoppe, giving it a much-needed facelift. He’s excited to be able to support clients across North Calgary with quality pharmacy services including natural skincare and health products.

Visit Randy and his team at Crowfoot Medicine Shoppe today to stay updated with their newsletters, social media posts, and community celebrations while stocking up on your Lowen’s Natural Skincare essentials!

Can you walk into a pharmacy and speak to a pharmacist at Crowfoot Medicine Shoppe?

Yes, Crowfoot Medicine Shoppe offers friendly, accessible pharmacists who are happy to provide personalized advice and answer your questions during business hours.