The goal of the Health Product InfoWatch is to raise awareness and to provide clinically relevant information to healthcare professionals concerning marketed health products and their safety. In some cases, information is intended to stimulate reporting of similar ad...
The ACP office will be closed on Monday, October 10, 2016. We will reopen at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 11, 2016.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Need some help explaining how you can help your patients with renewing or adapting their prescriptions? ACP’s ...
On May 11, 2016 the Government of Alberta passed amendments to the Scheduled Drugs Regulation designating “naloxone and its salts for use in emergency treatment of opioid overdose outside of hospital” as a Schedule 2 drug.
To support our professions, ACP provided pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with guidance to...
Nominations are officially open for the 2017 APEX Awards! This marks the tenth anniversary of the APEX Awards, an annual event recognizing excellence in pharmacy practice in Alberta. The awards are jointly funded, promoted, and presented by the Alberta College of Pharmacists (ACP) and the Alberta Phar...
Congratulations to the 756 pharmacy technicians who have already completed the prescribed CCP Tutorial and Jurisprudence Self-Assessment available in the CCP portal! Now, there are only three more steps remaining for you to meet...
We are excited to introduce a new visual identity for ACP’s Continuing Competence Programs (CCP)! This will help differentiate the CCP for pharmacists from the CCP for pharmacy technicians, making it easier to identify the news you need for your professional developme...
ACP council has approved NAPRA’s ...
Preventing healthcare-associated transmission of influenza protects patients, healthcare workers, and our communities. As influenza spreads easily from person to person,...
We are pleased to announce that nominations are officially open for the 2017 APEX Awards! This year marks the tenth anniversary of the APEX Awards, an annual event recognizing excellence in pharmacy practice in Alberta. The awards are jointly funded, promoted, and presented by the Alberta College of Pharma...
The ACP office will be closed on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 for a staff development opportunity. We will reopen at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 14, 2016.
Don’t miss out on RxA’s AGM and Trusted Partners in HealthFall Professional Development Conference. The program includes a line-up of topics and speakers that will deliver timely and practica...
ACP and its council would like to officially welcome the University of Alberta Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences class of 2020 to the college!
In less than three months from now, we’ll be celebrating the successful completion of your first year in the Continuing Competence Program (CCP)! The November 30th deadline may...
“For 2017, I will be proactive and choose my implementation project early in the year.... should lead to less stress.” – Alberta Pharmacist
With the start of a new CE cycle, we encourage you to get a head start on your Continuing Competence P...
Our office will be closed for Labour Day (Monday, September 5, 2016). We will reopen at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 6, 2016.