Our staff have a combined service of over 70 years providing care for the Scugog community and beyond!
Meet Port Perry's
Most Experienced Pharmacy Team!
Douglas Brown B.Sc. Phm., R.Ph.
Lead Pharmacist and Owner
Raised in Bowmanville, Ontario, Douglas completed his degree in Pharmacy at the University of Toronto in 1989 and completed his internship at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in 1989-1990. After finishing his formal training and employment as a staff pharmacist with SHSC, he took a pharmacy manager position with an independent Community Pharmacy in Chelmsford, Ontario. After joining a group practice in London, Ontario in 1991, he discovered his passion for Community Pharmacy and moved to Port Perry in 1994 where he has been providing excellence in patient care ever since.
He has spent 30 years as a community pharmacist, but has also been involved with educating young health professionals, acting as a Teaching Assistant with the Lesley Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor and Clinical Coordinator for the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy and developing Inter-professional Medical Education with the Rural Family Practice program of the Department of Family Medicine, University of Toronto. He has also worked closely with physicians and other health professionals on various projects, including the PAACT project and Interprofessional Collaboration with Dr. John Stewart.
He is a member of the Central East Association for Smoking Elimination (CEASE), a collaborative group of health professionals, including pharmacists, doctors, nurses and dentists focusing on public and professional education about tobacco addiction and cessation programs.
In his current role as a pharmacist within the Port Perry and surrounding community, he has worked to develop a unique and patient-focused practice with specialties in Long Term Care and Geriatric Pharmacy, Diabetes, Smoking Cessation and is also a specialist in Travel Medicine.
Douglas loves to get involved and works with various groups to help improve the community at large. He is well known for his role for supporting local healthcare through his involvement with the Port Perry Hospital Foundation (Past President and Board Member since 2004, member of Community Living North Durham's Right's Committee). In recognition of his work helping improve the delivery of healthcare to patients, he was honoured with the Ontario Pharmacists' Association 2017 Pharmacist of the Year, the 2010 Mortar & Pestle Award and OPA's 2015 Mentorship Award.
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Dr. Rehan Ahmed PharmD, RPh
Pharmacist
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Dr. Rehan Ahmed is a graduate of the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy.
Lisa was born and raised on a small farm just outside of Port Perry. She continues to live in Port Perry now. Lisa decided to pursue a career in Pharmacy after completing a high school Co-Op with Douglas Brown at his pharmacy in Port Perry. Lisa completed her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy at the University of Toronto in 2000. She then began her career as a Pharmacist working for Douglas at his pharmacy in Uxbridge.
During her career, she has enjoyed being a preceptor for Pharmacy students from both the University of Toronto and the University of Waterloo.
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Lisa loves to give back to the community. Lisa was a canvasser in Scugog, and a daffodil day volunteer for the Canadian Cancer Society for many years. She also served as the Canadian Cancer Society Co-Chair for the Scugog Residential Canvas, and has also sat on the board of the Durham Alzheimer's Society.
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While working as a Community Pharmacist, she recognized that many of her patients needed advanced clinical care in Diabetes , so in 2005 she attained her Certified Diabetes Educator designation, and has maintained that designation ever since. She enjoys the challenge of helping patients with their Diabetes, and working collaboratively with their health care team to help patients reach their Diabetes goals. Lisa is also a Certified Smoking Cessation Pharmacist, helping to assist patients to quit smoking.
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She spent 13 years caring for the community of Uxbridge before making the professional move to Port Perry. Lisa is grateful to have the chance to work with Douglas once again. She finds it incredibly fulfilling to work at PAPP and to provide pharmaceutical care to the residents of her beloved hometown of Port Perry and the surrounding community.
Lisa Brown R. Ph.
Pharmacist, CDE
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Bonnie McEachern
R. Ph. T.
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Bonnie, a lifelong resident of Kawartha Lakes, just north of Scugog, has been working with Doug for over 20 years. A graduate of the Humber College Pharmacy Technician Program, she has written her Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada exams and holds the title of Registered Pharmacy Technician (R.Ph.T.). This new registered health profession provides support to the pharmacist and has an expanded scope of practice beyond the pharmacy assistant.
She has expertise in Diabetic Meter training, ostomy supplies and is a certified fitter for compression stockings. She is also one of our coaches for our Ideal Protein Weight Loss Clinic.
Melanie has lived in Port Perry her entire life and is proud to call Scugog her home. She started working with Doug on the retail side of things in 1995 at customer service, and quickly showed talent and expertise in dealing with people. She became a retail manager and held that position for several years before making the jump to the dispensary staff as a Pharmacy Assistant. It was in the pharmacy that she discovered her calling.
Her patience & empathy with clients and her attention to detail allowed to her excel in her new position and she quickly established herself as a key member of the pharmacy team. Melanie is so happy to be joining Doug, Bonnie and the rest of the Pharmacy Associates team in providing the best possible care to patients as well as assisting in establishing our pharmacy as the obvious choice for the Scugog community.
Melanie Kent
Pharmacy Assistant
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Dina joined Pharmacy Associates of Port Perry in November 2003.
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Dina Santini
Pharmacy Assistant
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Multiple Readers Choice "Best Pharmacist" Awards
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Community Leader: Board Member and past President of Port Perry Hospital Foundation, currently co-chair of "Your Hospital, Your Future" building campaign
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Member, Community Living Durham North Rights Committee
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Joan Dalton, Book Keeping, Pharmacy Clerk
Madeleine Goad, Pharmacy Clerk
David Dalton, Delivery
Robert Moore, Pharmacist, CDE