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New Health Act announced

November 19, 2013

Yesterday, the province announced that the Alberta Health Act will come into force on January 1, 2014. The Act will establish a…

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More FCC details available

November 19, 2013

The latest Primary Health Care Bulletin (#8) outlines progress on compensation, governance, and IT issues surrounding Family Care Clinics. Learn more about Family…

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New tool makes assessing opioid prescriptions easy and thorough

November 5, 2013

ACP’s Chat, Check, and Chart tool for assessing an opioid prescription helps pharmacists easily, yet comprehensively, assess the appropriateness of opioid prescriptions.

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APEX Awards: Improved and open for nominations

November 5, 2013

We are pleased to unveil an improved APEX Awards program. Highlights include: Clearer award descriptions and categories Streamlined application process…

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First Alberta Pharmacists’ Centennial Leadership Award recipient named

November 5, 2013

Ken Soong is the first recipient of the Alberta Pharmacists’ Centennial Leadership Award. His commitment to pharmacy and community leadership…

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New ACP website needs testing: Any volunteers?

November 5, 2013

We would like your opinion on the design and layout concept for our new website. If you are interested in…

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Helpful resource for you and your patients

November 5, 2013

In response to continued requests (we shipped 5,000 in two weeks!), we have printed more patient Health Journals. The Health Journal is…

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Nurse practitioners can’t prescribe narcotics or controlled substances yet

October 22, 2013

The New Classes of Practitioners Regulations (NCPR) under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act was proclaimed on Nov. 21, 2012.

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Pharmacist responsibilities when filling prescriptions from physician assistants

October 22, 2013

Physician assistants (PAs) are beginning to work in eight Alberta communities. Pharmacists need to keep two things in mind when…

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Visually confirm prescriptions with patients

October 22, 2013

Recently, ACP has investigated several complaints stemming from medication errors that all could have been avoided by confirming the patient’s…

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