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Mississauga Pharmacist Named 2016 Mentorship Award Winner by the Ontario Pharmacists Association
Toronto, ON (May 30, 2016) – Mississauga pharmacist Jag Maghera has been named the 2016 Mentorship Award winner by the Ontario Pharmacists Association (OPA). The award will be presented on Saturday, June 11, 2016, as part of the Association’s …
June 17, 2016 -
Toronto-area Pharmacist Named 2016 Pharmacist of the Year Award by the Ontario Pharmacists Association
Toronto, ON (May 30, 2016) – Toronto-area pharmacist Carlo De Angelis has been named the 2016 Pharmacist of the Year Award by the Ontario Pharmacists Association (OPA). The award will be presented on June 11, 2016, at the Association’s conference …
June 17, 2016 -
Seaforth Pharmacist Named 2016 Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award Winner
Toronto, ON (May 31, 2015) – Seaforth pharmacist Shaukat Mangalji has been named the 2016 winner of the Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award. The award, which is given to a pharmacist to recognize outstanding service to the community, will be presented at …
June 17, 2016 -
Toronto Pharmacist Named 2016 Outstanding New Practitioner Award Winner by the Ontario Pharmacists Association
Toronto, ON (May 30, 2016) – Toronto pharmacist Kayla Castonguay has been named the 2016 Outstanding New Practitioner Award winner by the Ontario Pharmacists Association (OPA). The award will be presented on Saturday, June 11, 2016, as part of the …
June 17, 2016 -
Elora Resident Named 2016 Outstanding Pharmacy Technician Award Winner by the Ontario Pharmacists Association
Toronto, ON (May 30, 2016) – Elora resident Julia Jennings has been named the 2016 Outstanding Pharmacy Technician Award winner by the Ontario Pharmacists Association (OPA).The award will be presented in Toronto, on Saturday, June 11, 2016, as …
June 17, 2016 -
Roulston’s I.D.A. Pharmacy Receives 2016 Collaborative Services Award from the Ontario Pharmacists Association
Toronto, ON (May 30, 2016) – Roulston’s I.D.A. Pharmacy, a four-store pharmacy chain that has been located in Norfolk County since 1933, will receive the Ontario Pharmacists Association’s 2016 Collaborative Services Award on Saturday, June 11, as …
May 30, 2016 -
This Pharmacist Awareness Month Ontario Pharmacists Looks to the Future of Pharmacy Practice
This Pharmacist Awareness Month Ontario Pharmacists Looks to the Future of Pharmacy Practice Toronto, ON – March 7, 2015 – This March, during Pharmacist Awareness Month, Ontario’s pharmacists want you to know the valuable ways, beyond filling …
March 08, 2016 -
Advocacy Announcements
OPA’s Submission on the Proposed Amendments to the Ontario Drug Benefit Act and Drug Interchangeability and Dispensing Fee Act You will recall that in the April 2015 provincial budget, the government highlighted its need to reduce the deficit in …
August 25, 2015 -
Pharmacists Offer More: The Ontario Pharmacists Association Launches Online Resource for Pharmacists Awareness Month
Pharmacists Offer More: The Ontario Pharmacists Association Launches Online Resource for Pharmacists Awareness Month New resource highlights how pharmacists can be a key partner in your health– beyond dispensing pills Toronto, ON – …
March 10, 2015 -
Maximizing the pharmacist-based smoking cessation program
In pharmacy school, I was taught the techniques needed to assess a patient’s medical history. We were graded on the questions that needed to be asked to ensure that all relevant information was relayed from the patient to the pharmacist. I’m …
January 22, 2015
