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ACP’s 30-page booklets help patients track symptoms, moods, and health issues and note their questions and concerns.
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If your pharmacy provides compounding and repackaging services to other pharmacies, then your pharmacy requires a compounding and repackaging license.
Section 5(3) under the Pharmacy and Drug Act provides...
The Public Health Agency of Canada updated its travel notice for the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Dec. 9. It advised Canadians planning to travel to those locations to consider a cholera vaccine beforehand.
Since May 1, 2010, Alberta veterinarians have been required to adhere to all requirements of the Triplicate Prescription Program. Like physicians and dentists, veterinarians must use a triplicate prescription pad when writing prescriptions for all...
This Practice Development course focuses on helping you to integrate laboratory values in the management of your patients’ medication. It runs from mid-February to mid-May 2011 and includes a one day...
Postgraduate medical trainees (residents) are:
not required to record the name and registration number of the preceptor on prescriptions.
permitted to write prescriptions for Triplicate Prescription medications.
Residents must register with the Triplicate...
Targin® (oral oxycodone/naloxone prolonged-release tablet) is a TPP drug.
While not specifically listed, it is automatically included because of the oxycodone. Any product containing a drug that is listed on TPP will be on TPP unless specifically exempted by the TPP steering committee. As...
Thanks to everyone who participated at the recent town hall meetings in Calgary, Lethbridge, Red Deer, [meeting] and Edmonton. We appreciate you taking the time to help us learn more about what your issues, concerns and hopes are.
Congratulations to Brian Abernethy of...
Best wishes from ACP staff to you for a happy, healthy holiday season and New Year.
Note: The ACP office will be closed between 1 p.m., Fri., Dec. 24, 2010 and 8 a.m., Tue., Jan. 4, 2011.
Originally published in the December 14, 2010, issue of The Link