Welcome to the School of Pharmacy

The School of Pharmacy at the University of Waterloo is the first new pharmacy school in Canada in 20 years and housed in a state-of-the-art education and research building on the Health Sciences Campus in downtown Kitchener.

We offer an innovative undergraduate pharmacy curriculum that integrates foundational knowledge in the biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences with applied skills in the clinical, behavioural and social sciences to prepare our graduates to serve as medication therapy experts.

News

Sept. 30, 2016Ontario government supports Alzheimer’s research in Nekkar Lab

Sarbjeet, Jonathan, Dr Nekkar and Amy, the newest member of the lab, in their lab. Absent: Arash.

Nearly 44 million people worldwide live with Alzheimer’s disease. As Canadians are living longer, caregivers and those with Alzheimer’s are relying on treatment to be able to continue living independently.
Sept. 25, 2016Happy World Pharmacist Day from the Waterloo School of Pharmacy!
The theme of this year’s annual celebration of the pharmacy profession is Pharmacists: Caring for You.

Designated September 25 by the International Pharmaceutical Federation, World Pharmacists Day is an opportunity to celebrate the pharmacists in your community.
Sept. 9, 2016Waterloo Pharmacy hosts fifth annual golf invitational

On August 29, friends of the Waterloo Pharmacy community came together to support student success at the Grey Silo Golf Club. This year’s tournament was the fifth annual Golf Invitational, an event which has raised over $150,000 towards this cause.

The year’s golf winners included:

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Events

Oct. 1, 2016Waterloo Pharmacy Reunion

Help us start a tradition.

Join us on Oct 1 for the inaugural Waterloo Pharmacy Alumni Reunion. This will be our first year hosting a Pharmacy-specific event during Waterloo’s university-wide Reunion Weekend.

Plan to come back to the School with your family and friends to revisit, reunite, and relive your Waterloo Pharmacy days.

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