In its third year, this course has been revised to include an update on new anticoagulant agents coming to market. The three-day workshop, Oct. 2 (evening), 3 and 4, 2009 in Edmonton, features small group work and discussions facilitated by pharmacist...
Congratulations to Rick Siemens and Rami Chowaniec. Both have recently been recognized for their outstanding work in diabetes care.
Rick Siemens was honored with the Outstanding Health Professional of the Year award by the Canadian Diabetes Association. Rami was selected as one of the five finalists for the...
A new resource for primary care providers in the treatment of low back pain is now available. A new guideline, posted on the Towards Optimized Practice (TOP) website, is...
In August, the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) is conducting a survey to evaluate entry-to-practice competencies required of pharmacists.
Clinical pharmacists are needed to take the survey. If you are in active practice and are willing to participate, please take a few minutes now to ...
Health Canada has finalized Good Manufacturing Practices (BMP) Guidelines 2009 Edition. These guidelines come into effect Nov. 8, 2009.
This updated document includes modified and/or new terminology, additional requ...
Rx Canada has contracted with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to provide an emergency data monitoring and reporting system to identify viral outbreaks, track their progression, and monitor national drug supplies.
Dr. William Lindeman is no longer registered with the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association as an Active Member. Therefore, he is not licensed to practice in Alberta and is not entitled to purchase pharmaceuticals.
The Devon Veterinary Clinic closed, effective June 30, 2009.
Originally published in the July 28, 2009, issue of The Link
Electronic smoking products fall within the scope of the Food and Drugs Act. All of these products require market authorization prior to being imported, advertised or sold in Canada. To date, no electronic smoking product has been authorized for sale by...
Practice Development’s new course, Practice Skills: Monitoring drug therapy using laboratory values, is ideal for pharmacists who wish to integrate laboratory values in the management of patients’ medication therapy. The registration deadline is Aug. 14, 2009.
...ACP has drafted Guidelines for Pharmacists Using Laboratory Data and is now inviting pharmacists to review and comment on them.
The guide...
Although pharmacists are trained to use lab data to monitor and determine appropriate drug therapy, their timely access to lab data has been limited. Netcare PORTAL allows pharmacists to read existing lab data, but still does not adequately support them actively managing drug therapy.
...That’s what the TV show audience wants to know. And so does ACP!
The college is looking for volunteers to help develop two new competence assessment tools – a knowledge assessment and a professional portfolio.
Who?
At this time we are looking for volunteers to write the pilot version of the knowledge as...
The RCMP and Edmonton City Police have alerted ACP that large quantities of Claritin Allergy + Sinus (regular and extra strength) and Actifed (regular and "plus") have rec...
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...
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 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...
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...
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:...
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...
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...
