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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.

Omicron is the latest COVID-19 variant of concern, and it is expected to change the course of the pandemic. But how are variants formed, and what’s the threat level for people who are fully vaccinated? Kelly Grindrod, a pharmacist and professor, and Trevor Charles, a professor in the University of Waterloo’s Department of Biology, provide answers to these questions.

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

A dose of compassion

As our population grows and ages, pharmacists play an increasingly important role in providing patient care. Today’s pharmacists not only dispense medication, they care for patients directly, providing education and advice. And sometimes — as in the case of Pharmacy student Lisa Ros-Choi — they do much more.