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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

No matter the skin colour

Jocelyn (above) shares her experiences and hopes for diversity in health care

By Jocelyn Bonti-Ankomah, Rx2023, pharmacy student

Health Canada has approved Pfizer’s Paxlovid as the first oral and at-home prescription medication to treat COVID-19 in Canada.  

Kelly Grindrod, a pharmacist and University of Waterloo professor, answers common questions about this new drug.

Does Canada have any of this medication yet?

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Brad Hallman – Rx2016

Brad Hallman is a pharmacy manager with Franklin Pharmacy, a community pharmacy located inside a medical clinic in Cambridge.

Where they’re working:

Brad Hallman is a KW local. He was raised between New Dundee, Baden, and New Hamburg. His wife Cerene, a fellow Rx2016, is also from the area, so when Brad graduated, he knew staying local was a priority.

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Evan Steed – Rx2014

Evan Steed is a pharmacist and owner of the Spencerville Pharmasave which is in a small community about an hour south of Ottawa.

Where they’re working:

Evan Steed spent most of pharmacy school thinking he was going to be a hospital pharmacist. But one fateful co-op term with Scott Watson at Watson’s Pharmacy and Compounding Centre in Ottawa changed that.