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Bruce Winston, Alberta pharmacist, wearing a suit and tie

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.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

  • 12/7/2022

    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.
    Bruce Winston
    Bruce Winston, Alberta pharmacist, wearing a suit and tie
  • 11/30/2022

    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.
    Bruce Winston
    Bruce Winston, Alberta pharmacist, wearing a suit and tie
  • 7/13/2022

    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. In my practice, I always relied upon the principle that our patients were better off taking their medication as prescribed than not taking it at all.
    Bruce Winston
    Bruce Winston, Alberta pharmacist, wearing a suit and tie
  • 6/15/2022

    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.
    Bruce Winston
    Bruce Winston, Alberta pharmacist, wearing a suit and tie
  • 3/16/2022

    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. I was shocked to read my notes from only one year ago.
    Bruce Winston
    Bruce Winston, Alberta pharmacist, wearing a suit and tie
  • 2/16/2022

    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. I’ve concluded there isn’t much that is so “special” about these medications, or specialty pharmacy’s practices with them, that should require a unique channel outside of community pharmacy.
    Bruce Winston
    Bruce Winston, Alberta pharmacist, wearing a suit and tie
  • 2/9/2022

    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.
    Bruce Winston
    Bruce Winston, Alberta pharmacist, wearing a suit and tie