The College of Pharmacists of BC, a member of Health Profession Regulators of BC, is pleased to participate in the public awareness campaign "Care Safe Trust". Here is a public service announcement that will be shown over the next twelve months on Global TV.
Polls are now open for District 2, 4, and 8. In order to vote you must log into eServices.
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The College of Pharmacists of BC has filed an appeal of the July 25, 2014 decision of the Supreme Court of British Columbia to the BC Court of Appeal.
The College is pleased to announce that it has come to an agreement with the Canadian Pharmacists Association to provide universal access to e-Therapeutics+ Complete to each and every registered pharmacist and pharmacy technician in British Columbia. e-Therapeutics+ Complete provides pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and other health care professionals with online access to evidence-based,...
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has released its decision on the College’s bylaws prohibiting the provision of incentives for prescriptions or pharmacy services. The decision is available here.
The College has not made any decisions regarding possible next steps.
The College of Pharmacists of BC would like to clarify that while Health Canada has issued a new interpretation on the storage of prescription records electronically, requirements in BC for storage of original hard copy prescriptions have not changed. Changes are under consideration.
The College of Pharmacists of BC has released the Spring 2014 issue of ReadLinks:
The 2013/2014 Annual Report includes the College’s audited financial statements, as well as information from various departments and Board committees that assist the College in upholding its mandate of protecting the public by ensuring that registrants provide safe and effective pharmacy care to achieve better patient health outcomes.
The College has extended its limited rebate offer for BC pharmacists who enroll in the upcoming ADAPT program sessions in August and October 2014.