Practice Review Program

It is the pharmacy manager’s responsibility to schedule individual Pharmacy Professionals Reviews for all registered pharmacists and pharmacy technicians employed at their site. 

For information on specific assessment criteria, please refer to the following review forms: 

For Hospital Pharmacy: 

Compliance officers will be reviewing pharmacies for adherence to practice standards and guidelines such as the Health Professions Act, College Bylaws, Standards of Practice, the Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act, Professional Practice Policies, and other legislation.

The College understands that at certain times of the month or year it may be inconvenient to have a compliance officer in the pharmacy. The College will do its best to work with the pharmacy manager to determine the least disruptive times.

Every pharmacy will be reviewed cyclically on a multi-year time frame. The College will be looking at a number of factors when scheduling reviews.

The College will confirm a date for the Pharmacy Review with feedback from the pharmacy manager. Registrants will be individually contacted by the College to confirm the dates for their Pharmacy Professionals Review if needed.

The College implemented the Practice Review Program to enhance the quality of pharmacy practice by improving compliance through strengthened enforcement. One of the ways that the College can ensure best practices are being followed is to establish and communicate standards and guidelines to pharmacy professionals and review their individual performance in a pharmacy setting. By reviewing real practice in real time, the College is helping to maintain and elevate public confidence in the profession.