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Guidance and guidelines

Opioids, controlled substances, and cannabis for medical purposes

  • Opioid guidelines
  • Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT) Guidelines
  • Providing naloxone as an unscheduled drug: Guidelines for pharmacy teams
  • Controlled drugs and substances exemption guidelines
  • Guidance for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy proprietors – Cannabis for medical purposes
  • Guidelines for destruction of controlled substances and cannabis

Patient care

  • Guidance for requests to transfer patient care
  • Guidelines for interpreting the principle of compassion
  • Guidance for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians: Lab and Point-of-Care Testing (POCT)

Patient and staff safety

  • Guidelines for medication and vaccine injection safety
  • Guidelines for hand hygiene

Compounding

  • Guidance Document for Pharmacy Compounding of Non-sterile Preparations

Health information and privacy

  • Helping pharmacists and pharmacy technicians understand the Health Information Act - Privacy and confidentiality guidelines for pharmacy
  • Social media privacy tips

Miscellaneous

  • Guidelines for the sale of epinephrine auto-injectors to an authorized individual from a school board
  • Guidance for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians - Manufacturers' coupons
  • Medication samples
  • Guidelines for dispensing Mifegymiso®
  • Foundational requirements guidance document

Tools & guidelines

  • Guidance and guidelines
  • COVID-19
  • Cannabis for medical purposes
  • Drug error management
  • Electronic signatures
  • Forgery alerts
  • Inducements
  • Opioids
  • Ordering lab tests
  • Pharmacy robberies and burglaries
  • Practice materials & tools
  • Seasonal influenza information
  • Temporary pharmacy closures
  • Tracked Prescription Program (TPP Alberta)
  • Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)
The Alberta College of Pharmacy respectfully acknowledges that we operate on Treaty 6, Treaty 7, and Treaty 8 territory—the traditional lands of First Nations people—and six Métis regions. The roots of many modern medications come from the Indigenous peoples’ traditional use of plants from these lands.
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