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ACP is pleased to share our 2016-2017 Annual Report, Ripples of change in the care of Albe...

Appropriate assessments are the foundation of clinical care in pharmacy. In fact, having pharmacists provide appropriate assessments at each patient encounter is one ACP Council’s five strategic goals.

So how do we make this happen? 

Gathering dat...

On Wednedsay, June 21, retired pharmacist Mike Bain was presented with the Alberta College of Pharmacists Honorary Life Membership award for his work in creating and curating the Castor Pharmacy Museum. The museum features original cabinetry, products and items found in Alberta pharmacies dating back to the late 1800s...

The Pediatric Diabetes Clinic at the Alberta Children’s Hospital wants to remind you that most pediatric diabetes patients in the province are actively followed in a diabetes clinic. This means they have been thoroughly assessed and re...

One of ACP’s strategic goals is to have comprehensive patient care records that include continuous documentation of pharmacist assessments, treatment plans, record of care, and monitoring results. Accordingly, as the prescribed activity for the 2017/2018 CE cycle, pharma...

As of July 1, 2017, the only TPP prescriptions you will need to send to the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) are prescriptions for compounded medications, office use, veterinary, and p...

To be a preceptor or not to be a preceptor. That is the question for many pharmacists in Alberta.

For Tony Nickonchuk and Amanda Visscher, there was never a question.

Both are dedicated preceptors and have been for some time. Earlier this month, both were recognized for their efforts—Tony as Institutional Preceptor of...

There is currently a global shortage of sodium bicarbonate 8.4% (1mmol/mL) 50 mL vials for injection manufactured by Pfizer, which has left AHS with critical stock levels. This shortage has no confirmed end date.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is working to preserve current stock, and restrict its use....

Happy Canada Day!

Our office will be closed on Monday, July 3, 2017, in observance of Canada Day (July 1).  We will reopen at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 4, 2017.

The information originally published in this article is no longer applicable. 

Alberta pharmacies that hold a Compounding and Repackaging License are being asked not to provide services to pharmacies in British Columbia, pending further legal review of a Co...

Listening to and managing concerns is inevitable for any organization and the healthcare sector is no exception.

Practice with compassion.

That was the advice from keynote speaker Gina Giurguis to the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Class of 2017 at ACP’s annual Grad Breakfast in Edmonton on Thursday...

Thank you to all the pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who have served and continue to serve on ACP committees. Your unique perspectives, ideas, and opinions are incredibly valuable to the college and to the advancement of pharmacy practice in Alberta.

We are pleased to announce the appointment and re-appointment of the following committee m...