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Consultation on draft Guidelines for Pharmacists Using Laboratory Data

July 28, 2009

ACP has drafted Guidelines for Pharmacists Using Laboratory Data and is now inviting pharmacists to review and comment on them.   The guidelines…

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Registration deadline looming for Lab Values course

July 28, 2009

Practice Development’s new course, Practice Skills: Monitoring drug therapy using laboratory values, is ideal for pharmacists who wish to integrate laboratory values…

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Electronic smoking products not authorized for sale in Canada

July 28, 2009

Electronic smoking products fall within the scope of the Food and Drugs Act. All of these products require market authorization prior…

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Veterinary update

July 28, 2009

Dr. William Lindeman is no longer registered with the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association as an Active Member. Therefore, he is…

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New edition of Flu Monitor

July 28, 2009

Rx Canada has contracted with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to provide an emergency data monitoring and reporting…

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Scheduling of naproxen sodium products

July 14, 2009

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

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Approval needed if storing records off-site

July 14, 2009

Amendments to the Pharmacy and Drug Regulation brought about a new record keeping requirement for all pharmacies. Section 12(3): Required records must…

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Change to injection authorization requirements

July 14, 2009

Pharmacists seeking authorization to administer drugs by injection must apply to the Alberta College of Pharmacists within one year of successful completion…

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Discovered double-doctoring? What’s your next step?

July 14, 2009

Recently, the college has received a number of phone calls from pharmacists who have discovered patients who are double-doctoring and…

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Can pharmacists mail controlled substances to patients residing outside of Canada?

July 14, 2009

No. According to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, Section 6(1), “Except as authorized under the regulations, no person shall import…

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