January 9, 2020 by Sandra Hanna
Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada, Sandra Hanna
January 6, 2020, Opinion
Looking ahead to 2020, the Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada (Neighbourhood Pharmacies) continues to be recognized as the leading pharmacy advocate for our members across the country. A solutions-oriented partner, we focus on working collaboratively for a sustainable, competitive pharmacy industry that serves the best interests of patients. Neighbourhood Pharmacies represents Canada’s leading pharmacy organizations
January 24, 2019 by Justin Bates
Justin Bates, Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada
Featured Articles, January 7, 2019, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
Editor’s note: This was part of CDR’s 2019 Pharmacy Outlook in the January 7 issue. Looking ahead to 2019, the pharmacy business is poised to be more disrupted than ever before. Over the past 10 years, our members have successfully navigated a number of headwinds to their operating and regulatory environments, including price compression, regulatory
March 21, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
Andrew Gall, Justin Bates, Kathleen Wynne, Mike Cavanagh, Neighbourhood Pharmacies, Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada, OHIP+, OHIP+ Children and Youth Pharmacare, Ontario Pharmacists Association
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
TORONTO — Canadian pharmacy organizations lauded the Ontario government’s expansion of its OHIP+ free prescriptions plan to seniors in the province. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne yesterday announced that, starting Aug. 1, 2019, OHIP+ would make more than 4,400 prescription drugs available at no charge to people ages 65 and older. Previously, the program required seniors
February 26, 2018 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
Aimee Sulliman, Justin Bates, Neighbourhood Pharmacies, Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada, Sandra Hanna
2018, Issue 02-26-2018, Issues, News
TORONTO — The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada (Neighbourhood Pharmacies) announced two appointments this month — Sandra Hanna was named vice president of pharmacy affairs, and Aimee Sulliman was promoted to the role of senior vice president of public affairs. Hanna has over a decade of experience in community pharmacy as both a pharmacist and
February 5, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
Aimee Sulliman, Justin Bates, Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada, Sandra Hanna
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
TORONTO — The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada has named Sandra Hanna as vice president of pharmacy affairs and Aimee Sulliman as senior vice president of public affairs. A pharmacist and co-owner of an independent pharmacy, Hanna is a sought-after adviser in the pharmacy industry, Neighbourhood Pharmacies said. In her new role at the association, she will work closely with members to
January 12, 2018 by Justin Bates and Chain Drug Review
Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations, Canada’s pharmacy sector, Justin Bates, Neighbourhood Pharmacies, Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada, pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance, pCPA, pharmacare, Task Force on Cannabis Legislation and Regulation, Value-Based Pharmacy
Opinion
Heading into 2018, the Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada (Neighbourhood Pharmacies) has become the acknowledged leader and advocate for our members across Canada. Our newly strengthened management team has a mandate focused on helping to shape health policy in the provinces and federally, providing new growth opportunities for members and mitigating the negative impact from
August 19, 2017 by Bill Schiffner
Justin Bates, Loblaw, Neighbourhood Pharmacies, Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada, Shoppers Drug Mart
2017, Issue 08-21-2017, Issues, News
TORONTO — The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada (Neighbourhood Pharmacies) has named Jeff Leger, executive vice president of pharmacy and health care at Loblaw Cos. and Shoppers Drug Mart, as the new chair of the association. “I am very pleased to take on this leadership role and to work with the staff and members of
June 5, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Empire Co., Lawtons Drugs, Michael Medline, Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada, Sobeys, Vivek Sood
2017, Issue 06-05-2017, Issues, News
STELLARTON, Nova Scotia — Vivek Sood, pharmacy chief at Sobeys Inc., has been appointed executive vice president of related businesses at the Canadian food and drug retailer’s parent, Empire Co. In his new role, Sood will oversee the company’s pharmacy, wholesale, fuel, convenience and liquor businesses and report to Michael Medline, president and chief executive
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
May 5, 2017 by CDR Blog and Chain Drug Review
American Health Care Act, Eric Hoskins, Justin Bates, Kathleen Wynne, Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada, OHIP+ Children and Youth Pharmacare, Ontario Pharmacists Association, Sean Simpson, universal pharmacare
CDR Blog
The push to repeal the Affordable Care Act is again under way, with the House this week passing the latest iteration of the G.O.P.’s American Health Care Act in a close vote. Coverage of essential health benefits and pre-existing conditions are among the key ACA benefits in the crosshairs. Worse, millions of Americans could end
May 5, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Empire Co. Ltd., Lawtons Drugs, Michael Medline, Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada, Sobeys, Sobeys National Pharmacy Group, Vivek Sood
Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News
STELLARTON, Nova Scotia — Vivek Sood, pharmacy chief at Sobeys Inc., has been appointed executive vice president of related businesses at the Canadian food and drug retailer’s parent, Empire Co. Ltd. In his new role, Sood will oversee the company’s pharmacy, wholesale, fuel, convenience and liquor businesses and report to Michael Medline, president and CEO
April 19, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
BCPhA, British Columbia Pharmacy Association, EY National Health Care Team, Geraldine Vance, Justin Bates, Neighbourhood Pharmacies, Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada, pharmacy workplace
Pharmacy, Retail News
TORONTO — The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada and the British Columbia Pharmacy Association (BCPhA) are supporting research to assess the pharmacy workplace across several provinces. Neighbourhood Pharmacies said the study, by the EY National Health Care Team, is aimed at bringing more clarity to such factors as employment standards, training and prescription volume trends,
December 12, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Dennis Darby, Eric Hoskins, Jeff Leger, Justin Bates, Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Ontario pharmacists, Ontario Pharmacists Association, Sean Simpson, Shoppers Drug Mart, travel immunizations
2016, Issue 12-12-2016, Issues, News
TORONTO — Continuing to expand pharmacies’ health care role, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care will enable pharmacists to administer vaccines for 13 diseases in addition to seasonal influenza. Starting December 15, Ontario pharmacists can provide vaccinations for shingles (herpes zoster), chicken pox (varicella), hepatitis A and B, human papillomavirus (HPV), haemophilus influenzae
