Your Prescriptions. Your Care. All Connected.

September 11, 2026

Choosing a pharmacy is about more than where you pick up a prescription. Your pharmacist can be an important part of your healthcare team - helping answer medication questions, manage refills and address concerns when they arise.

For patients who receive care through Mille Lacs Health System (MLHS), choosing an MLHS Community Pharmacy in Onamia or Isle offers an additional benefit: your pharmacist is part of the same health system as your healthcare providers.

That connection can make managing medications easier and help support continuity of care.

MLHS pharmacists have access to relevant patient health information and prescription updates within the MLHS medical record, which can provide a more complete picture of a patient's care and help pharmacists identify and address medication questions, changes or potential concerns.

When an MLHS patient receives a new prescription, has a medication change or encounters another medication-related issue, the pharmacy team can communicate directly with MLHS providers and care teams to help resolve questions. When appropriate and allowed by established protocols, pharmacists may also be able to help facilitate medication substitutions or other prescription changes without requiring the patient to coordinate communication between the pharmacy and provider.

This connection can be especially valuable following a clinic visit, hospital stay, Emergency Department visit or procedure, when medications may have recently been started, stopped or changed.

Instead of functioning simply as the place where a prescription is picked up, the pharmacy can be an active part of the patient's healthcare team.

Switching pharmacies is easier than you may think

Patients do not have to navigate the transfer process on their own.

Simply call or visit an MLHS Community Pharmacy and provide information about your current pharmacy and medications. The MLHS pharmacy team can help coordinate the transfer of eligible prescriptions.

Personalized service also comes from experienced pharmacists who know the communities they serve. Joe Strauch, PharmD, Pharmacist in Charge in Onamia, and Kris Thompson, PharmD, Pharmacist in Charge in Isle, both grew up locally and continue to live and work in the area. As longtime MLHS employees, they bring years of experience along with a strong connection to the patients and communities they serve.

Along with personalized, local service, MLHS Community Pharmacies offer convenient hours to help make medication pickup easier. The Onamia pharmacy is open seven days a week, and the Isle pharmacy is open six days a week, closed on Sundays.

More than prescription pickup

MLHS Community Pharmacies offer additional services designed to make managing medications more convenient, including:

  • Medication synchronization to help coordinate prescription refill dates
  • RxLocal app access for refill requests, notifications and communication with the pharmacy
  • Pharmacist consultations and medication reviews
  • Adult vaccinations
  • Help exploring medication cost options when affordability is a concern

Services may vary based on individual needs, prescription requirements and eligibility.

Whether you already receive your healthcare through MLHS or are simply looking for personalized pharmacy service, convenient hours and additional medication support, making the switch is easy.

MLHS Community Pharmacy – Onamia

200 Elm Street North, Onamia
320-532-2900
Open seven days a week

MLHS Community Pharmacy – Isle

215 West Main Street, Isle
320-676-3115
Open six days a week, closed Sundays

Call or stop in today to learn more or let our pharmacy team help transfer your eligible prescriptions.