June 5, 2017 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
Jaiveer Singh, John Tse, Len Marks Pharmacy Advancement Award, London Drugs, Mint Pharmaceuticals, Neighbourhood Pharmacies, Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada, Pharmacy Health and Beauty EXPO 2017
2017, Issue 06-05-2017, Issues, News
TORONTO — The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada (Neighbourhood Pharmacies) honored industry veterans John Tse and Jaiveer Singh during its chairman’s dinner event at the Pharmacy, Health and Beauty Expo 2017. Tse, a longtime London Drugs executive who left the company this year, received the Len Marks Pharmacy Advancement Award. Singh, chief executive officer of
May 18, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
John Tse, Len Marks Pharmacy Advancement Award, London Drugs, Neighbourhood Pharmacies, Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada, Pharmacy Health and Beauty EXPO 2017
Pharmacy, Retail News
TORONTO — Longtime London Drugs executive John Tse has been named the 2017 recipient of the Len Marks Pharmacy Advancement Award by the Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada (Neighbourhood Pharmacies). A 25-year Canadian retail pharmacy veteran, Tse has spent 10 years at London Drugs, which has 78 stores in western Canada, serving most recently vice president
November 1, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
I Boost Immunity, ImmunizeBC, John Tse, life-saving vaccine, London Drugs, Michael Barnes, Public Health Association of BC, UNICEF Canada, vaccine-preventable diseases
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
RICHMOND, British Columbia — During its 2016-17 flu season vaccination drive, London Drugs also will be helping to protect children in developing countries from vaccine-preventable diseases. Through a partnership with I Boost Immunity (IBI), a Canada-based online immunization advocacy network, London Drugs will donate a life-saving vaccine to UNICEF Canada for every flu shot administered
June 15, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
John Tse, La Roche-Posay, London Drugs, MetaOptima Technology, MoleScope, skin cancer screenings, Skin Checker clinics
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News, Technology
RICHMOND, British Columbia — London Drugs has begun providing personal skin cancer screenings at select locations. The western Canada drug chain said that starting Wednesday, its patient care pharmacists (PCPs) are available for free, one-on-one skin check appointments at stores in its lower mainland market area, including in Vancouver, Langley, Burnaby, Surrey, White Rock, Richmond
May 16, 2016 by Brian Bossetta and Chain Drug Review
John Tse, LED Dental, London Drugs, oral cancer screening
2016, Issue 05-16-2016, Issues, News
RICHMOND, British Columbia — In an effort to raise awareness about oral cancer, London Drugs began offering oral screening clinics at 15 stores in greater Vancouver, British Columbia. The screenings — held between April 25 and May 18 — follow a successful oral cancer screening pilot program that the company began in April 2015. During
April 22, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
BC Oral Cancer Prevention Program, John Tse, LED Dental, London Drugs, oral cancer screenings, VELscope Vx
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
RICHMOND, British Columbia — Next week, London Drugs plans to begin offering oral cancer screening clinics at 15 stores in metropolitan Vancouver, B.C. London Drugs said Thursday that the clinics will be offered between April 25 and May 18. They follow a successful oral cancer screening pilot that the western Canada drug chain started last
March 14, 2016 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
John Tse, London Drugs, medical marijuana, Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada, Shoppers Drug Mart
2016, Issue 03-14-2016, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Pharmacy, Retail News
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — London Drugs vice president of pharmacy John Tse said the chain is exploring the idea of selling legal marijuana through its 79 pharmacies in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. “When it gets classified as a legal product, Health Canada will most likely regulate it, because there are regulated producers as
July 8, 2015 by Chain Drug Review and Chain Drug Review
Alphega Pharmacies, cancer screening technology, John Tse, LED Dental, London Drugs, MedXHealth, mole-scanning service, MoleMate, oral cancer screenings, Samson Ng, SIAscopy, SIMSYS, University of British Columbia, VELscope Vx Enhanced Oral Assessment System
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Drug stores are showing their potential as sites for cancer screening technology, enhancing their value as a destination for preventive care. This month, medical device maker MedXHealth Corp. announced a mole-scanning pilot using its SIAscopy technology at 25 Alphega Pharmacies, part of the Walgreens Alliance Boots retail network, in the United Kingdom. MedX said the
April 17, 2015 by Chain Drug Review and Chain Drug Review
John Tse, LED Dental, London Drugs, oral cancer screening
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
RICHMOND, British Columbia — London Drugs has partnered with LED Dental Inc. in a pilot program to provide free oral cancer screenings. In the pilot, LED Dental is providing its VELscope Vx Enhanced Oral Assessment System for screenings at 12 London Drugs pharmacies in the lower mainland area of British Columbia. The first screenings were