- Register Today: CPhM 2026 Annual General Meeting
- Pharmacy Professional Survey on CPSM Standards
- Proposed Changes to The Pharmaceutical Act Under Bill 50
- Prescription Authority Table Reminder
- CPhM Office Closure Notice
- Professional Development Opportunities & Upcoming Events
Register Today: CPhM 2026 Annual General Meeting
The College of Pharmacists of Manitoba (CPhM) will hold its 148th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, beginning at 7:00 p.m.
The AGM is a virtual event and will be held by webinar. You must register in advance to attend.
Registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7633615016771361109
For more information and full details, please visit CPhM 2026 Annual General Meeting | College of Pharmacists of Manitoba
Pharmacy Professional Survey on CPSM Standards
The College of Physicians of Surgeons of Manitoba (CPSM) has created a working group to review and update the CPSM Standard of Practice – Prescribing Opioids (effective Jan 2019), and the CPSM Standard of Practice – Prescribing Benzodiazepines & Z-Drugs (effective Nov 2020).
The College of Pharmacists of Manitoba (CPhM) Council previously approved the CPhM Companion Document to the CPSM Standards of Practice for Prescribing Opioids and Benzodiazepines and Z-Drugs in response to the existing CPSM Standards of Practice. Once CPSM’s Standards of Practice are updated, the CPhM companion document will also be revised.
Pharmacy professionals play an important role in ensuring that prescriptions comply with the CPSM Standards. CPhM has adapted a survey developed by CPSM for their registrants and is seeking input from practicing pharmacists and pharmacy technicians on the CPSM Standards of Practice.
Your feedback may be used to update CPhM’s companion document once the new CPSM standard(s) are available. All responses are anonymous.
The survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete and will remain open until Monday, April 6, 2026.
Pharmacy professionals can access the survey using the following link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=TkT8RrAufUulazB99AGuU6OQ2cccVn1Pt4716xlKx29UMVlXOFNEUjI5Tk1WRE5KWE5MWlg4WlNPRS4u
Questions about the survey can be sent to info@cphm.ca.
Proposed Changes to The Pharmaceutical Act Under Bill 50
The Manitoba Government has introduced Bill 50, The Pharmaceutical Amendment, Regulated Health Professions Amendment and Public Health Amendment Act, which is currently under consideration in the Legislature in this sitting of the Legislative Assembly.
The proposed changes under Bill 50 to The Pharmaceutical Act (the Act) which would authorize therapeutic substitution, are not yet in effect in Manitoba. Pharmacy professionals are to continue to practice within the current scope of practice.
Further updates will be provided when changes to the Act and subsequent regulations come into force.
Prescription Authority Table Reminder
Updated in November 2025, the Prescribing Authority Table provides general guidance to pharmacists related to prescribing within community practice in Manitoba for outpatients, based on information provided by the respective regulatory bodies. Prescribing practices within a hospital or healthcare facility for inpatients may vary depending on the policies and procedures of the individual hospital or regional health authority.
The College of Pharmacist of Manitoba (CPhM) has been made aware of issues of prescriptions being rejected due to misunderstood prescription requirements. Pharmacists are reminded of the following:
- Co-signatures are NOT required on prescriptions written by post-graduate medical residents (regardless of whether they were specifically authorized to prescribe by CPSM);
- Post-graduate medical residents (regardless of whether they were specifically authorized to prescribe by CPSM) cannot prescribe M3P drugs, but CAN prescribe NON-M3P controlled substances (narcotics, controlled drugs, benzodiazepines and other targeted substances) if all prescribing conditions are met; and
- Prescribing authority for physicians is determined by licensure and not participation in a residency program. Pharmacists can verify a prescriber’s licensure on the CPSM website.
Pharmacy professionals should review the Prescribing Authority Table regularly to ensure ongoing compliance. Please note that this Table is regularly reviewed and updated. Ensure you are finding the most up-to-date information via CPhM’s Resource Library.
Please direct any thoughts or suggestions you may have to improve this resource to info@cphm.ca.
CPhM Office Closure Notice
Please be advised that the CPhM office will be closed on Friday, April 3, 2026, and Monday, April 6, 2026.
Regular office hours resume on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Professional Development Opportunities & Upcoming Events
Optimizing Prescription Writing: Essentials and Updates in 30 Minutes
- Click here to access the prerecorded webinar
- 1.0 CEU
Pharmacists Manitoba 2026 Conference
- April 18 and 19, 2026
- Click here for more information
- 8.25 CEUs
Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology Conference 2026
- April 23 to 26, 2026
- Click here for more information
- Accredited
29th Annual University of Manitoba Key Topics in Gastroenterology in 2026
- Thursday (Half Day), June 11 & Friday (Full Day), June 12, 2026
- Click here for more information
- 12.0 CEU