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Pharmacy technicians work under the direction of pharmacists to promote safe and effective drug distribution. They may gather and store prescription and patient information, repackage products, compound and dispense drugs, manage inventory, or teach the practice of pharmacy technicians.
Alberta College of Pharmacy (ACP)
1100, 8215 - 112 St. NW
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2C8
Canada
Call: 780-990-0321
Toll-free: 1-877-227-3838
Fax: 780-990-0328
Email: acpinfo@abpharmacy.ca
Website: abpharmacy.ca
Under Alberta’s Health Professions Act [pdf] and Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Profession Regulation [pdf], registration with the Alberta College of Pharmacy (ACP) is mandatory if you meet identified competency requirements and provide professional services directly to the public. Registered members, who are authorized by the college, provide restricted activities specified in the regulation. Only registered members may call themselves pharmacy technicians, pharmacy technologists, dispensary technicians, or dispensary technologists.
Registration requires:
Applicants who have been out of practice for a period of time also may have to demonstrate that they are currently competent to practise.
For details about registration requirements, contact ACP or visit the ACP website.
Pharmacy technicians who are registered and in good standing with a regulatory organization elsewhere in Canada may be eligible for registration in Alberta if registered pharmacy technicians in the two jurisdictions have similar responsibilities and competencies. For more information, see What if I am already certified in another province or territory in Canada? and the Alberta College of Pharmacy (ACP).
