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Are you an aspiring pharmacy student leader?

January 26, 2022

ACP is now accepting applications for the $5,000 Leadership Development Award!

Efficiency and safety in pharmacies

January 26, 2022

ISMP’s latest Safety Bulletin outlines how efforts to speed up processes may lead to medication incidents.

Removal of natural health products from Schedules I and II

January 26, 2022

The National Drug Schedule changes took effect January 2, 2022.

Hearing notice: Azhar Ghafoor Qureshi

January 13, 2022

Hearing Status:	Scheduled
Registrant:	Azhar Ghafoor Qures...

Council approves policy requiring community pharmacies to install time-delayed safes

January 12, 2022

Existing community pharmacies must have safes in p...

Pharmacy teams: thank you for your resilience

January 12, 2022

A message from ACP Council president Peter Macek.

ACP bylaws amended by Council

January 12, 2022

Amendment provides clarity about eligibility to run for election to Council.

Immunization after COVID-19 infection

January 12, 2022

Alberta Health provides timing considerations and rationale for immunization.

Compounding vs. manufacturing

January 12, 2022

Pharmacies are not permitted to manufacture drugs, so It’s important to understand the difference.

Tramadol to be added to Schedule 1 of Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

January 12, 2022

Pharmacy teams take note of your new responsibilities with this drug.

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Professional liability insurance (PLI) is a must

January 12, 2022

Lessons learned: Practising without PLI can lead to serious consequences for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

Shortcuts can prove costly

January 12, 2022

Lessons learned: Be thorough when working with third-party insurers and completing and maintaining pharmacy records.

Hearing notice: Ravi Gurucharan Chawla

January 6, 2022

Hearing Status:	Decision pending
Registrant:	Ravi Guruc...

Pharmacy teams: take care of yourselves and each other

December 22, 2021

A message from registrar Greg Eberhart.

Reminder: masks still required in pharmacies

December 22, 2021

Masks must be worn in indoor public spaces at all times with some exceptions.

Call for Council election nominations

December 22, 2021

Elections will be held for pharmacists in districts 1 (northern Alberta) and 4 (central Alberta).

COVID-19 vaccine eligibility update

December 8, 2021

The age requirements for third doses of COVID-19 vaccines have changed.

Witnessing doses of opioid agonist therapy (OAT)

December 8, 2021

Pharmacists or healthcare professionals acting within their scope of practice delegated by the pharmacist must witness, confirm, and document ingestion of witnessed...

Assessment for animals is different from humans in more ways than you may think

December 8, 2021

Regulated members need to be aware of several key differences between assessing a human patient a...

Unauthorized access to personal information leads to serious consequences

December 8, 2021

Lessons learned: health information must only be accessed for authorized purposes....