What are some interesting facts about pharmacists?
For The Public Your pharmacist is an integral member of your health care team and is often your most accessible health care professional. Pharmacists are professionally trained individuals held to a high standard of practice. They are your medications experts. Working with your doctor and other health professionals, pharmacists work to ensure you get the most benefit from your drug therapy. Pharmacist and pharmacy facts FACT: Every practising pharmacist you meet in Alberta is a licensed health professional, registered with the Alberta College of Pharmacists. FACT: Every pharmacist in Alberta must: complete four to five years of university-level pharmacy education; pass the national qualifying examinations and a provincial jurisprudence examination; continually update their learning each year, and follow all legal requirements necessary to operate as an Alberta health professional, including professional conduct rules, patient care and confidentiality laws, standards of practice, and a
