Bruce Winston

Head of Alberta Pharmacy Strategy & Professional Affairs, Neighbourly Pharmacy

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Bruce Winston is an entrepreneur and pharmacist, having graduated from the University of Alberta in 1985. One year later, with the assistance of his two mentors, he purchased his first pharmacy in north Calgary. In 2004, he founded Apex Pharmacies, which he grew to 20 pharmacies in Alberta under the Sandstone Pharmacies brand. Bruce recently sold the group of pharmacies to Neighbourly Pharmacy. Now on the executive team at Neighbourly, Bruce’s current position is Head of Alberta Pharmacy Strategy and Professional Affairs where he reports directly to the CEO.

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12/27/2023

The Express Scripts discussion is broader for Canadian pharmacy

I am firm in my belief that community pharmacy in Canada is part of the solution to the challenges that Canadians are facing in accessing primary care.
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12/18/2023

Would Canadian pharmacy employees vote for pay and submit?

I recognize that pharmacies are businesses, but pharmacists are frontline healthcare providers.
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12/12/2023

Is it possible Express Scripts Canada will break the camel’s back?

Wow, there has been a lot going on in pharmacy in Canada. I was starting to write a completely different blog, but that update simply had to wait, given the recent communication from Express Scripts Canada (ESC) introducing a monthly service fee to pharmacy providers beginning January 1, 2024.
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07/18/2023

Advocacy for the pharmacy profession is really up to all of us

A friend of mine, who shall not remain anonymous (Tracey Phillips), mentioned something to me that really resonated the last time I saw her.
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07/04/2023

Thank you, Bob! Enjoy your retirement…

At the end of June, one of my original partners, who also happens to be a pharmacy classmate, Robert (Bob) Wilson, retired and I am so grateful to him for the trust and loyalty that he showed me over the decades.
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06/13/2023

What's happening with PrescribeIT?

In the last month I have attended two pharmacy conferences. I was shocked by the number of people who approached me to mention they read everything I blog about here and on my LinkedIn page.
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12/06/2022

A pharmacists' journey – one year in. Part 2

In my last blog and now, in this week’s blog, I am providing readers with a sense of what it’s been like for me to transition from pharmacy owner to employee, and I’m sharing what I’ve been doing during my first year with Neighbourly Pharmacy.
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11/29/2022

A pharmacist's journey – one year in

Who knew that in my 37th year post-graduation as a pharmacist, I’d still have so much I want to accomplish before my professional journey is complete? What an interesting year I’ve had. November 30th marked the one-year anniversary since the sale of Sandstone Pharmacies to Neighbourly Pharmacy.
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07/12/2022

Compassion in pharmacy practice

It strikes me that the double whammy of increasing inflation and increasing interest rates will result in more and more of our patients and customers being squeezed financially and unable to afford their medications and basic staples.
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06/14/2022

Standing together for fairness and transparency – a pharmacist's call to action

I’m a fan of e-prescribing, but I have all kinds of questions about the PrescribeIT® agreements from Health Infoway. First, allow me to declare my own conflict of interest.
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