Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that typically affects the lungs and is spread from person to person through the air by droplets expelled when coughing or sneezing. This disease poses a global public health threat. In 2016, about 10 million people fell ill with TB and about 1.7 million died worldwide from the disease. Despite efforts to eliminate this disease, TB is now the leading infectious disease killer globally and the leading killer of people living with HIV.
In our Practice Review Program, Compliance Officers have come across questions from pharmacists regarding documentation requirements for emergency prescription refills (“emergency supplies”).
New Professional Practice Policy for Injectable Opioid Agonist Treatment and an accompanying policy guide will come into effect on September 1, 2018.
A pharmacy manager must make appropriate arrangements to ensure continuity of care for patients during any temporary closure of a pharmacy
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Nominations are now being accepted for the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council’s 2019 Quality Awards.
Approximately 96% of community pharmacies in BC are owned by corporations. To bring these pharmacies into compliance with the new pharmacy ownership requirements, pharmacies whose direct owners are corporations will need to submit additional information as part of the pharmacy licence renewal process during the transition period.
As part of the Government of Canada’s response to the opioid crisis, Health Canada removed the requirement for an exemption under section 56(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to prescribe or administer methadone.
The change came into effect on May 19, 2018 and is intended to increase access to opioid agonist treatment.
Earlier this month, we spent the week with two UBC Residency Students as they explored the College and learn the ins and outs of what we do as BC's pharmacy regulators. Here's what they had to say...
June is almost over, which means that the What Matters To You Campaign put on by the BC Patient Safety and Quality Council is almost over. But that doesn’t mean that health care professionals should stop working with the patients they serve to improve the standard level of care provided in BC and Canada as a whole.
June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day. The College encourages pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to join into Day of Wellness celebrations by attending an event near them.
Like any business, physical or operational changes to a pharmacy may be needed from time to time in order to meet the needs of the patients it serves. These changes must be reported to the College in accordance with the Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act (PODSA), the Pharmacy Operations General Regulation, and the College’s bylaws.