Methadone Transition Begins February 1, 2014.
Not completed the mandatory training? Now is the time.
As of February 1, 2014 all pharmacy managers, staff and relief pharmacists and pharmacy technicians employed in a community pharmacy that provides pharmacy services related to MMT must have:
Important Information for MMT Transition: Accepting Prescriptions Starting February 1
Vancouver, BC – British Columbia’s 26 regulated health professions, governed by 22 colleges under the Health Professions Act, and 1 under the Social Workers Act, have incorporated under the Society Act to become the Health Profession Regulators of BC Society.
Update - Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) Controlled Prescription Form
Starting February 1, 2014 changes to the Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) program come into effect. Over the next few weeks, the College will be sending you a number of MMT-related emails.
Beginning February 1, 2014, the current methadone formula dispensed by pharmacists will change.
The BC Supreme Court has denied a request from Sobeys West Inc. And Jace Holdings Ltd. for an injunction against the enforcement of Bylaws prohibiting the provision of incentives for prescriptions or pharmacy services. As a result, College bylaws prohibiting incentives remain in full force.