Calian Group, Walmart Canada collaborate for specialty pharmacy offerings

Calian Group Ltd. (CLNFF) has agreed to collaborate with Walmart Canada (WMT) to expand the retailer’s specialty pharmacy capabilities through licensing Calian’s custom-built digital health platform, Nexi. Through Walmart Canada’s network of 331 pharmacies nationwide, the retailer is able to dispense the vast majority of compounding and specialty pharmacy medications. However, through this new digital health platform, Walmart Canada will be able to better meet Canadians’ healthcare needs by delivering an enhanced, seamless and secure experience to patients with chronic medical conditions and complex medication requirements. Nexi will provide Walmart Canada pharmacies with a simple, efficient, all-in-one smart pharmacy tool to automate the administration of their patients’ specialty pharmaceutical needs, while also leveraging Calian’s unique capabilities within health services, learning, cloud services and infrastructure security monitoring and protection.