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For 11 years, Pam Timanson helped shape the minds of Edmonton high school students as a biology and chemistry teacher. Her favourite moments...

If your pharmacy hasn’t batched data onto Netcare for 30 days, you can expect a call from the Professional Services division at Alberta Health. The Professional Services division works wit...

With the deadline to complete your professional portfolios coming up on May 31, there is one button all pharmacists will be pressing: the submit button. But where is it exactly? If you’re not sure, you’re not alone. The submit button can be found on the home page of the CCP portal. It’s the last...

Canada’s emergency room physicians are being warned to watch for increasing misuse and abuse of loperamide, the main ingredient in the over-the-counter diarrhea medication “Imodium.” Drug misusers are taking massive doses of Imodium—up to 200 tablets a day—as a cheap way to either help with opioid withdrawal or a...

Our office will be closed on Monday, May 22, 2017 (Victoria Day). We will reopen during regular business hours on Tuesday, May 23, 2017.

Have a safe and enjoyable long weekend!

What’s the risk of inaccurate, outdated information in Netcare? Perhaps more than you think. Inaccurate dispensing information can cause confusion, call into question the drug being prescribed, an...

Council has seen a large growth in the number of International Pharmacy Graduates seeking licensure in Alberta.  

It’s been...

The May 31, 2017 deadline for pharmacists to complete their Continuing Competence Program (CCP) requirements...

Pamela Spurvey, a Peer Support Worker with Alberta Health Services, was a guest speaker at ACP's first Leadership Symposi...

Council convened on April 27 and 28 in Calgary. The following is a summary of council’s deliberations:

Pharmacy Human Resources: ACP has experienced an extraordinary influx of International Pharmacy Graduates (IPG) in the past two years, partly stimulated by policies in other jurisdictions. Current trending is outpacing the growth in Alberta’s population, and...

On April 13, 2017, the federal government introduced legislation to legalize and control the production, distribution, sale, and possession of non-medical cannabis across Canada. The current regulations for accessing cannabis for medical purposes (See...

Why attend the ACP Leadership Forum? Here’s why. 

It’s something pharmacists and pharmacy technicians see in their practices every day: substance misuse.

Many Albertans struggle with addictions, be it alcohol, illicit drugs, or prescribed medications. In many cases, addiction is associated with menta...

Online permit renewal is now open for pharmacists! Permit renewals are due by May 31, 2017.

How to renew

Login to renew your annual permit here. Use the login credentials you use for...