New requirements for the written records of verbal prescriptions to be filled at community pharmacies, will come into effect on Friday, June 19, 2020.
Topics include Black Lives Matter; an update on the College's response to COVID-19; the results of our Customer Satisfaction Survey; and an update on pharmacists' injection authority
Planned maintenance to the College’s website will take place on Thursday, May 28 between 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM.
During this period you may experience interrupted service on the College’s website.
Access to eServices will continue to be available, which includes registration, renewals, and the Practice Review and PDAP portals.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Dayton Cliff Sobool Start Time: 9:30 AM Location: Teleconference |
The Board approved amendments to the adaptation of transferred prescriptions and the limitation on drug categories for therapeutic substitution as part of Professional Practice Policy-58: Medication Management (Adapting a Prescription) to support patient care during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
A temporary exemption allowing injectable drugs, previously dispensed for the purpose of providing Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), to be returned to inventory, is now in effect.
The highlights from the April Board Meeting are now available.
Temporary amendments to Professional Practice Policy-71: Delivery of Opioid Agonist Treatment (PPP-71) that allow pharmacists to authorize regulated health professionals to deliver Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT), are now in effect.
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bc's covid-19 response
JUNE 2020 Jurisprudence Exam CanCelled
In response to the increasing demands on BC’s pharmacies and pharmacy professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic, the College is extending the deadline for community pharmacies and telepharmacies to implement physical barrier requirements.
The deadline for compliance with physical barrier requirements has been extended from April 21, 2020 to December 31, 2020.