MARCH 31, 2025 - RENEWAL DEADLINEThe Practice Review Program is fully underway in community pharmacies across the province. As Compliance Officers conduct more practice reviews, they are noticing opportunities for the College to provide clarification to pharmacy professionals on selected areas of common concern.
This installment of Practice Review Program Insights focuses on inventory management of compounding materials and products.
This installment of Practice Review Program Insights focuses on the importance of signing for narcotic invoices.
The second installment of Practice Review Program Insights focuses on the requirements of retaining a prescription.
The College is currently in the beginning stages of planning for Phase II of the Practice Review Program (PRP), which will see the implementation of practice reviews in hospital pharmacies.
The College launched the PRP in January 2015 in community pharmacies. The PRP introduces individual practice reviews for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, and includes all aspects of the previous pharmacy inspection process.
The Practice Review Program is picking up steam. College Compliance Officers are completing more and more practice reviews every week.
As a result, there will be a new series of ReadLinks articles that focus on topics related to either the Pharmacy Review or the Pharmacy Professionals Review.
This first installment of Practice Review Program Insights is on the topic of Drug Product Distribution Requirements.
The College’s new Practice Review Program is off and running.
The College is excited to announce the official launch of the Practice Review Program!
Under the Practice Review Program, every pharmacist, pharmacy technician and pharmacy will be reviewed in-person at least once every six years.
The Practice Review Program is comprehensive in scope, and is first launching across all BC community pharmacies. It will expand later to hospital pharmacies and other practice settings.
On November 21, 2014, the following amended College Bylaws came into force. The amendments to the Health Professions Act bylaws focus on the establishment of the Practice Review Committee, updates to the Quality Assurance Committee and minor changes to the requirements on a prescription.
The proposed amendments were available on the College website for public comment beginning on June 26, 2014 for a period of 90 days as required by law.
Summary of amendments that are in effect:
The College’s Practice Review Program is set for launch!
The pilot program will be implemented first in community pharmacies across the province.
The College is currently in the process of hiring Compliance Officers to carry out the two portions of the Practice Review Program: the Pharmacy Review and the Pharmacy Professionals Review.
Staff are also busy working on tailoring the program for the hospital pharmacy launch later in 2015. Stakeholder engagement will be taking place soon – stay tuned for more details.
The College has established the Practice Review Committee (PRC) to oversee the Practice Review Program (PRP) currently under development.
With direction from the College Board, the Quality Assurance Committee set out to create the new program in collaboration with pharmacy professionals and other stakeholders. The new program replaces the existing Knowledge Assessment Exam, and builds upon the existing inspection process.