TORONTO, April 5 /CNW/ - The Ontario Pharmacists' Association (OPA), the
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Ministry of Health
Promotion today announced they will begin the pharmacy phase of the highly
successful Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients (STOP) Study. Up to 5,000
Ontarians will now be able to receive five weeks of free nicotine replacement
therapy (NRT) from their local participating pharmacy.
Today at an event held at the OPA offices in Toronto, it was announced
that 55 pharmacists in 43 locations province-wide are confirmed to participate
in this phase of the STOP Study. "Pharmacists are the most accessible members
of a health care team, so Ontarians will now be able to access free NRT close
to home," said Sherrie Hertz, Director of Pharmacy Programs, OPA. "The
negative health effects of smoking are preventable and as front-line health
care providers, we hope to help lower the estimated 16,000 tobacco-related
deaths that occur in Ontario each year."
The first phase of the STOP Study was introduced in January 2006 and was
the first of its kind in Canada. With the help of NRT, at least 12 per cent of
participants - or 1,600 Ontarians - were able to quit smoking. "The results
from the mass distribution phase were outstanding," said Dr. Peter Selby,
Clinical Director of Addiction Programs, CAMH and Principal Investigator of
the STOP Study. "The pharmacy phase will give more people access to both NRT
and pharmacists' professional services, which will contribute to the increase
in quit rates."
The Ministry of Health Promotion has made finding effective smoking
cessation strategies a priority and the ministry's support for this new phase
shows the government's on-going commitment to the health of Ontarians.
"Helping smokers quit is an essential part of the McGuinty government's
Smoke-Free Ontario Strategy," said Minister of Health Promotion Jim Watson.
"The success of the first phase of the STOP Study was a great accomplishment
and we are proud to work with exceptional partners like CAMH and the OPA to
help even more people across Ontario."
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is one of the leading
addiction and mental health organizations in the world and Canada's largest
mental health and addiction teaching hospital. CAMH is a Pan American Health
Organization and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre, and is fully
affiliated with the University of Toronto. CAMH combines clinical care,
research, policy, education and health promotion to transform the lives of
people impacted by mental health and addiction issues.
The Ontario Pharmacists' Association is the professional advocacy
association representing the views and interests of over 10,000 practicing
pharmacists and pharmacists-in-training, in Canada's largest province.
The Ministry of Health Promotion was established in June 2005 to improve
and deliver programs that contribute to healthy living and wellness in this
province. Key priorities include Ontario's smoke-free strategy, healthy
eating, active living, sport and recreation, injury prevention and mental
health promotion.
Pharmacists Participating in the Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients
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(STOP) Study
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To date, 55 pharmacies from across Ontario have agreed to participate in
this phase of the STOP Study. The participating pharmacists below are also
listed on the STOP Study website at www.stopstudy.ca.
If you are a pharmacist or know of a pharmacist/pharmacy in your area who
may be interested in becoming involved with the study, please contact the
Research Coordinator, Mary-Jean Costello, to find out more about
participating. Phone: 416-535-8501 ext. 6330 or Email:
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Central
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Kennedy Road Pharmacy Torrance Compounding Pharmacy
2 Antrim Cr. 2650 Lawrence Ave. E. Unit 3
Scarborough Scarborough
M1P 2N3 M1P 2S1
(416) 298-2222 (416) 289-6680
Participating Pharmacist: Participating Pharmacist:
Bill Liu Sandra Chee-Kwan
The Village Pharmacy
473 Church St.
Toronto
M4Y 2C5
(416)-967-9221
Participating Pharmacist:
Zahid Somani
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Central East
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Angus Borden Guardian Drugs ADV-Care Pharmacy
17 King St. No. 6 11-70 Esna Park Dr.
Angus Markham
L0M 1B2 L3R 6E7
(705) 424-5931 (905) 948-1991
Participating Pharmacist: Participating Pharmacist:
Micheal Boivin Mona Bannis
Participating Pharmacist:
Ward Charlebois Clinic Pharmacy
117 King St. E.
Shoppers Drug Mart No. 911 Oshawa
2379 Highway No. 2 K1H 1B9
Bowmanville (905) 576-9090
L1C 5A4 Participating Pharmacist:
(905) 697-8595 Heide Kraus
Participating Pharmacist:
Leanne Travis Prescription Pharmacy
Participating Pharmacist: 11 Gibb Street
Minti Patel Oshawa
L1H 2J9
Shoppers Drug Mart (905) 432-2610
248 Manitoba St. Participating Pharmacist:
Bracebridge Willa Navarro
P1L 2E1
(705) 645-5234 Dominion Pharmacy No. 526
Participating Pharmacist: 1070 Major Mackenzie Dr. E.
Phu Lam Richmond Hill
L4S 1P3
Axis Village Court Pharmacy (905) 884-3400
49 Maple Ave. Participating Pharmacist:
Haliburton Sabrina Lam
K0M 1S0 Participating Pharmacist:
(705) 457-5020 Jeanne Chu
Participating Pharmacist:
Amin Shivji Sutton Apothecary
121 High St.
Haliburton Highlands Family Health Sutton
7217 Gelert Road, PO Box 870 L0E 1R0
Haliburton (905) 722-3302
K0M 1S0 Participating Pharmacist:
(705) 457-1212 ext. 248 Al Reyhany
Participating Pharmacist:
Douglas Stewart
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Central South
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Dell Pharmacy DayNight Pharmacy
260 St. Paul Ave. 700 Queenston Rd.
Brantford Hamilton
N3R 4M7 L8G 1A3
(519) 756-6363 ext. 0 (905) 296-5474
Participating Pharmacist: Participating Pharmacist:
Randy Gunning Patricia Lilko
Participating Pharmacist: Participating Pharmacist:
Bill Lamond Emina Banic
Participating Pharmacist:
Denise O'Hanian North Hamilton Community Health
Care
DrugStore Pharmacy No. 540 554 John Street North
410 Fairview Ave., Unit 3 Hamilton
Brantford L8L 4S1
N3R 7N7 (905) 523-6611 ext. 241
(519) 754-4798 ext. 0 Participating Pharmacist:
Participating Pharmacist: Janie Bowles-Jordan
Santosh Manjunath For participants in the North End
Participating Pharmacist: catchment area
Bhikhu Tejyra
Pharma Viva Pharmacy
Pharmacy at Price Chopper 6 Clairmont St.
(Sobey's Group) Thorold
50 Market St. S. L2V 1R1
Brantford (905) 680-7077
N3S 2E3 Participating Pharmacist:
(519) 759-6997 Baher Khoury
Participating Pharmacist:
Ashwin Gandhi Simpson's Pharmacy
1882 Niagara Stone Rd. Box 329
Shoppers Drug Mart No. 1155 Virgil
269 Clarence St. L0S 1T0
Brantford (905) 468-2121
N3R 3T6 Participating Pharmacist:
(519) 753-9091 Sean Simpson
Participating Pharmacist:
Cynthia Gillam
Participating Pharmacist:
Kristina Kelley
Delhi PharmaSave
221 Main St.
Delhi
N4B 2M4
(519) 582-1530
Participating Pharmacist:
John Stanczyk
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Central West
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Shoppers Drug Mart No. 726 Shoppers Drug Mart
2080 Appleby Line 1585 Mississauga Valley Blvd.
Burlington Mississauga
L7L 6M6 L5A 3W9
(905) 332-8787 (905) 272-1100
Participating Pharmacist: Participating Pharmacist:
Christine Yu Kevin Huang
Shoppers Drug Mart Shoppers Drug Mart No. 904
265 Main St. E. Erin Mills Town Centre,
Milton 5100 Erin Mills Parkway
L9T 1P1 Mississauga
(905) 878-3311 L5M 4Z5
Participating Pharmacist: (905) 569-3939
Dawn Ross Participating Pharmacist:
Meena Zala
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East
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Kelly's Gaurdian Pharmacy Wal-Mart Pharmacy No. 1041
411 Bridge St. E. 89 Jim Kimmett Blvd
Belleville Napanee
K8N 1P7 K7R 3L1
(613) 962-5112 (613) 354-0170
Participating Pharmacist: Participating Pharmacist:
Michele Solkhon Amanda Wall
DrugStore Pharmacy No. 4245 DrugStore Pharmacy
753 Notre Dame St. 200 Grant Carman
Embrun Ottawa
K0A 1W0 K2E 7Z8
(613) 443-2357 (613) 727-7477
Participating Pharmacist: Participating Pharmacist:
Natalie Lafleur Maya Najim
DrugStore Pharmacy DrugStore Pharmacy
Kemptville Mall, 2600 Hwy 43 W. 2737 Laurier St.
Kemptville Rockland
K0G 1J0 K4K 1A3
(613) 258-9283 (613) 446-4099
Participating Pharmacist: Participating Pharmacist:
Kate Swetnam Nadine Niyongere
Participating Pharmacist:
Ben Gunter
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North
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DrugStore Pharmacy Fenlon's Pharmacy
44-50 Great Northern Rd. 88 Broadway Ave. Box 339
Sault Ste. Marie Wawa
P6B 4Y5 P0S 1K0
(705) 253-2887 (705) 856-2800
Participating Pharmacist: Participating Pharmacist:
Jake McCracken Gary Simard
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North West
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Safeway Pharmacy Wal-Mart Pharmacy
417 Scott St. Unit 1 - 24 Miikana Way
Fort Frances, ON P9A 1H3 Kenora
(807) 274-0363 P9N 4J1
Participating Pharmacist: (807) 468-8307
David Schwartz Participating Pharmacist:
Participating Pharmacist: Lorna Smith
Ron Skrupa
Red Lake Pharmacy
PharmaSave No. 490 146 Hourie St. P.O. Box 890
38 King St. Red Lake
Dryden P0V 2M0
P8N 1B3 (807) 727-2255
(807) 223-2413 Participating Pharmacist:
Participating Pharmacist: Felipe Campusano
Robert Button
Participating Pharmacist:
Lawrence Zachidniak
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South West
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Pharma Plus Drug Mart Southwest Middlesex Health Centre
144 Court House Square 22262 Mill Rd. R.R. No. 5
Goderich Mount Brydges
N7A 1M9 N0L 1W0
(519) 524-2145 (519) 264-2023
Participating Pharmacist: Participating Pharmacist:
Dan Stringer Diane Staines
Participating Pharmacist:
Mark Aitken Coward Pharmacy Ltd.
165 Broadway
Zellers Pharmacy Tillsonburg
600 Mitchell Rd. S. N4G 3P9
Listowel (519) 842-4081
N4W 3T1 Participating Pharmacist:
(519) 291-6525 Ian McDowell
Participating Pharmacist:
Nelia Ngo
Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy No. 228
413 King St.
London
N6B 1S6
(519) 435-0675
Participating Pharmacist:
Gossette Radlein
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For further information: Michael Torres, Media Relations, CAMH, (416)
595-6015; Mary-Anne Cedrone, Manager of Communications, OPA, (416) 441-0788
ext. 4266; Adam Grachnik, Minister Watson's Office, (416) 326-8497; Julie
Rosenberg, Ministry of Health Promotion, (416) 326-4833
