Standards

Council has approved ACP’s new Standards of Practice for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians (SPPPT) and Standards for the Operation of Licensed Pharmacies (SOLP). Both sets of standards took effect on February 1, 2025.

New standards Q&A

Introducing the new SPPPT and SOLP

• The new generation of ACP’s standards of practice are available now!
• Standards of Practice for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians: What’s changing?
• Standards for the Operation of Licensed Pharmacies: What’s changing?
• Injections for children two years of age and older
• Changes to ACP’s standards restrict the provision of “personal services”
• ACP Connect – Fall 2024

Learning the standards

To help regulated members prepare for the new standards, ACP has developed an ongoing series of Link articles to provide background information about some key concepts and changes the new standards introduce.

• New structure (February 21, 2024),
• Person centredness (March 5, 2024),
• Treating people with respect and dignity (March 19, 2024),
• Patient assessment and providing care (April 16, 2024),
• Supervising unregulated employees (April 30, 2024),
• Applying the draft standards according to your role (May 14, 2024),
• Evidence-informed pharmacy practice (June 11, 2024),
• Obtaining informed consent from patients (September 3, 2024),
• Providing pharmacy care for animals (September 17, 2024),
• Leadership in the pharmacy (October 29, 2024), and
• Licensees—what are your responsibilities in the new standards? (November 12, 2024).

Developing and implementing the SPPPT

• The journey to build ACP’s new standards
• What matters to patients?
• Due diligence
• Preparing new pharmacists and pharmacy technicians for practice
• How is ACP preparing to implement the new standards?

Developing and implementing the SOLP

• Turning the page
• Real-time integration with Netcare soon a requirement
• Critical steps and independent double checks
• Working together to deliver compounded or repackaged drug products
• Is your pharmacy prepared to meet the new SOLP?

Additional resources

• Personal services background