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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03/15/2022

It was such an eventful week. I wonder what next week could possibly bring?

It started Friday when I was honoured to moderate the Alberta Pharmacists’ Association (RxA) Spring PD Event. I was fortunate to moderate the same event one year earlier. So, in preparation for this year, I reviewed my opening comments from 2021.
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02/15/2022

What’s so special about specialty pharmacy?

For the past couple of years, I have repeatedly asked myself this question and my investigations over that time have informed my current thinking.
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02/08/2022

From owner to employee: one pharmacist's journey

After 35 years as a pharmacy owner, and at 58 years old, my career journey took me on a new path in December 2021 when Sandstone Pharmacies (which I co-founded) sold to Neighbourly Pharmacy.
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