Puffer named Canadian compounding pharmacist of the year

Professional Compounding Centers of America (PCCA) has named Cathy Puffer of Remedy’s Rx on Kent in Lindsay, as its 2021 Canadian Compounding Pharmacist of the Year.

This award is presented annually to an independent pharmacist who has demonstrated service excellence to patients, health care providers and pharmacy colleagues. Compounding is the pharmacy method of preparing customized medications to meet each prescriber’s and patient’s unique needs. PCCA Canada general manager Amanda Cassel presented the award to Puffer late last year during the pharmacy’s annual holiday party in Lindsay.

Specific criteria for this award include safety, product quality, high ethical standards, and continuing education, among other criteria.

Puffer graduated from the University of Toronto Pharmacy School in 1987 and opened her pharmacy, Remedy’s RX on Kent, in 2009. She sits on the City of Kawartha Lakes Palliative Care Community Team and supports several local organizations on an ongoing basis, including the Diabetes Association, Community Care City of Kawartha Lakes, Kawartha Lakes Food Source and A Place Called Home.

“I know many of the pharmacists who have won this in the past, and I don’t feel that I am in their league.” Recognizing her staff for contributing to this achievement, she accepted the award on behalf of the entire team at Remedy’s RX on Kent.