Todd is a pharmacist who currently resides in Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada. Todd worked as a community pharmacist and pharmacy owner for over 13 years. Todd has his Authorization to Administer Drugs by Injection and Additional Prescribing Authorization (APA). Todd is also a Certified Tobacco Educator (CTE) and has extensive experience running a pharmacist-led tobacco cessation clinic. Todd currently works as a consulting pharmacist in relation to tobacco use and the field of Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR). Todd is also a Faculty member in the School of Health and Wellness at Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP). Additionally, Todd served as a Board of Director of the Alberta Pharmacists’ Association (RxA) from 2012 to 2020 and is an RxA Past President. Todd is also a past recipient of CPhA’s Dean George A. Burbidge Award.
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Why Are Nicotine Pouches Sold Through Pharmacies in Canada? | #GFN26ScienceLab
20 Oct 2026
Canada’s approach to nicotine pouch regulation has created a system that puts pharmacists at the centre of access to authorised products — while unauthorised pouches remain widely available. Has the policy achieved its intended goals, or has it created new problems?
In this GFN Science Lab presentation from GFN 2026 in Warsaw, pharmacist Todd Prochnau examines Canada’s pharmacy-centric regulatory model and its implications for public health, smoking cessation and tobacco harm reduction.