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Moratorium on recertification policies for pharmacists authorized to inject

March 6, 2012

ACP council has placed a moratorium on policies requiring that pharmacists authorized to administer injections be recertified every 5 years.

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HYDROmorphone: Discovering what we don’t know

March 6, 2012

As of June 2011, ISMP had received 160 incident reports involving HYDROmorphone with an associated outcome of harm or death.

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Health Minister announces changes for pharmacy

February 21, 2012

On Feb. 13, 2012, the Hon. Fred Horne, Minister of Health and Wellness, announced three changes that will affect pharmacy…

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Change is good. You go first.

February 21, 2012

The headline is courtesy of Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert cartoons. The sentiment is universal. And it seems especially…

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Single sign-on for Alberta Netcare applications with IAM

February 21, 2012

Currently, health care providers require multiple user credentials to access the information they need to care for their patients. The…

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Last chance to pre-register for free copy of Bugs and Drugs

February 21, 2012

An updated version of the Bugs and Drugs handbook is scheduled for release in August. You can receive it either…

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Resolutions ready?

February 21, 2012

Resolutions are practice change ideas proposed by ACP registrants and voted on at the AGM (May 24 this year). All…

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ACP employment opportunities

February 21, 2012

ACP has two full-time positions open. Registration and Competence Director – will develop, maintain and supervise the implementation of policies and…

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Feb. 17: Schedule change for large packages of ibuprofen

February 7, 2012

Effective Feb. 17, 2012, ibuprofen and its salts containing 400 mg or less per oral dosage unit when sold in package…

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Clarifying “repackaging”

February 7, 2012

When do you use the labelling requirements in Standard 21 (repackaging) versus those in Standard 7 (dispensing)? The intent of…

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