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The National Drug Scheduling Advisory Committee (NDSAC) made the following decision on the scheduling of naproxen sodium products.

Amendments to the Pharmacy and Drug Regulation brought about a new record keeping requirement for all pharmacies.

Section 12(3):

Required records must be maintained at the pharmacy unless the licensee has applied to the registrar in writing to store them at a location other than the p...

Pharmacists seeking authorization to administer drugs by injection must apply to the Alberta College of Pharmacists within one year of successful completion of an approved training program.

If more than one year elapses between completion of the training program and applica...

Recently, the college has received a number of phone calls from pharmacists who have discovered patients who are double-doctoring and visiting multiple pharmacies for prescriptions such as zopiclone 7.5mg.

As a reminder, the HPA Standards for Pharmacist Practice state:...

No. According to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, Section 6(1), "Except as authorized under the regulations, no person shall import into Canada or export from Canada a substance incl...

A new course called Practice Skills: Monitoring drug therapy using laboratory values is ideal for pharmacists who wish to integrate laboratory values in the management of their patients’ medication therapy. It is based on a previous course, Interpreting Laboratory Values, offered fr...

Congratulations to Orsolya Moldovan, the winner of ACP’s 2009 online registration contest. Orsolya, manager of Safeway Pharmacy #2730 in Calgary, renewed online and won the value of her 2009-10 registration fee.

Originally published in the July 14, 2009, issue of The Link

A number of changes to the special authorization process became effective on July 1, 2009.

For full details, see the information package mailed to pharmacies from Alberta Blue Cross or the July 1, 2009 Alberta Health and Wellness...

Amidst Banff’s lush mountain backdrop, over 500 pharmacists, physicians, and registered nurses from across Alberta gathered at the Strengthening the Bond tri-profession conference to learn how culture, collaboration, and change affect health care.

There’s the Dean’s Golf Tournament too! Register now for a great day on the Lynx.

Friday, July 24, 2009 at Lynx Ridge (Calgary)

Registration:  7 a.m.

Registration forms at www.pharmacy.ualberta.ca

Originally published in the June 30, 2009, issue...

In response to the ongoing provincial syphilis outbreak, Alberta Health and Wellness and Alberta Health Services have enhanced the provincial Prenatal Screening Program for Selected Communicable Diseases. This will ensure that pregnant women with infectious syphilis and their babies are identified and treated...

Tues., June 23, 2009

Time: 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. MDT

ACP Deputy Registrar Dale Cooney will provide a review and update of information regarding the regulation of pharmacy technicians in Alberta. Learn about registration requirements, bridging programs, and transition timelines.

T...

We have 98 pharmacists, 70 associates, and 100 pharmacies that have not yet renewed their licences.

Pharmacists who have not submitted their renewals by July 1 will be immediately suspended and will be assessed a $257.25 reinstatement fee in addition to their registration renewal fees.

Associate registrants who do not renew by...

We have commissioned Banister Research to conduct a survey of all practising pharmacists in Alberta.

We want to know what you think about:

Video clips of the 2009 APEX Award winners are now on the ACP website. The APEX Awards are jointly sponsored by ACP and RxA to celebrate excellence in pharmacy practice in Alberta.

You’ll be inspired by the work of these individuals and moved by their sto...

Last week, ACP submitted feedback to the government on Phase 2 of the Provincial Pharmaceutical Strategy. We have posted our submission on our website for you to view.

Phase 2 of the Strategy deals with four...

The initial recommendations made by the National Drug Scheduling Advisory Committee (NDSAC) for the scheduling of Naproxen were finalized effective June 11, 2009 to read as follows:

• Naproxen sodium 220 mg tablet (when sold in products labeled with a recommended maximum daily dose of 440 mg, an...

The email account previously supplied to you by the college (e.g., donotreply@abpharmacy.ca) will no longer be available after June 30, 2009. Therefore, you must provide the college with a different preferred email address.  

Thank you to the 91% of pharmacists who submitted their registration renewals by May 31. We really appreciate your cooperation.

If you have not yet submitted:

If your renewal is outstanding as of July 1, you will be immediately suspended and cannot practiceeffective July 1, 2009. Registrants who have been suspend...

Over 500 health professionals gathered in Banff between May 21 to 23 to learn about working more effectively with people of different ages, genders, ethnicities, education, and culture.

Speakers used humour, challenging questions, and real life examples to provoke participants to consider changes needed for their own prac...