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Pharmacy teams: pillars of our communities

April 28, 2021

A thank-you to pharmacy teams from ACP Council.

Preventing vaccine errors

April 28, 2021

Tips from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) are now available.

COVID-19 immunizations do not need to be entered in IDSM

April 28, 2021

Reminder: all publicly funded immunizations (including COVID-19) are automatically uploaded to the provincial immunization reposito...

Provisional pharmacists and pharmacy students may administer COVID-19 vaccine

April 28, 2021

DIRECT supervision is required and the supervising...

Protect your pharmacy team members and patients

April 28, 2021

Installation of time-delayed narcotics safes can help prevent pharmacy robberies.

New format for patient discharge information is coming

April 28, 2021

AHS’ Connect Care creates more consistent information for community pharmacies.

Reminder: pharmacists must complete CCP requirements and required courses by May 31, 2021

April 28, 2021

Completion of Continuing Compete...

Pharmacy teams encouraged to get vaccinated

April 14, 2021

Pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy assistants who provide in-person, direct patient care are now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. ...

Sterile and non-sterile compounding inspections to continue this summer

April 14, 2021

All pharmacies must meet all three priorities of the compounding standards by July 1, 2021....

Pay attention to detail

April 14, 2021

Lessons learned: always exercise proper skill and judgement in the provision of pharmacy services.

New Council Executive Committee elected

April 14, 2021

Public member Irene Pfeiffer is named president-elect and new public members are appointed to Council. 

New mandatory bridging program for internationally educated pharmacist graduates

March 31, 2021

University of Alberta program is set to launch in fall of...

Collaboration is mandatory

March 31, 2021

Lessons learned – know your limits and practise within them.  

2021 APEX Award recipients

March 31, 2021

Recognizing pharmacy excellence in Alberta. 

ACP Council changes April 1

March 31, 2021

Council to include 50 per cent public members. 

Master formulation records and drug profiles must be accurate and complete

March 31, 2021

It’s an important step to meet ACP’s Standards for Pharmacy Compoundin...

Have you tried the sterile compounding self-assessment?

March 31, 2021

User-friendly tool from ACP supports self-assessment to meet the July 1 standards deadline.

Hearing notice: Hugo Leung

March 25, 2021

Hearing Status:	Decision pending
Registrant:	Hugo Leung, registration number 7555 ...

Hearing notice: Elo Cymbaluk

March 25, 2021

Hearing Status:	Decision pending
Registrant:	Elo Cymbaluk, registration number 5...

Alberta COVID-19 Vaccination Program update

March 17, 2021

Phases 2B and 2C of the program are expected to begin in April.