December 2015 Health Product InfoWatch now available
December 22, 2015The ...
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Pharmacists, have you started your 2015/2016 Continuing Competence Program portfolio yet?
December 16, 2015Only five months left before your 2015/2016 professional portfolios are due! All pharmacists who are renewing their practice permits are required to complete the Cont...
Pharmacy reimbursement under Interim Federal Health Program
December 16, 2015The Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) is a program funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) that provides limited, temporary, taxpayer-funded coverage of health care benefits to people, including protected persons, refugee claimants, re...
Help your patients stay healthy during the holidays - encourage influenza immunization
December 16, 2015Influenza has begun to spread across Alberta, and, as the holiday season approaches, all Albertans six months and older are encouraged to get immunized as soon as possible. Alberta...
Patient safety courses offered by the Health Quality Council of Alberta and the University of Calgary in 2016
December 2, 2015Looking for additional Continuing Education Units (CEUs)?
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Understanding the prescriber lists
December 2, 2015Scenario: You receive a prescription from a nurse practitioner (NP) for a controlled drug or substance. You look up the NP on the nurse prescriber list on ACP’s website, and notice that her restriction from prescribing controlled drugs and substances is still in place.
Answer: Before you refuse a fill, contact the College...