WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: HOW’S OUR SERVICE?
From October 20 - November 27, take the College’s Customer Satisfaction Survey and help us continue to improve our service standards!
Due to the unforeseen onset of the COVID-19 State of Emergency, the College Board approved extending the implementation plan timeline to adopt the Model Standards for Pharmacy Compounding of both Non-Hazardous and Hazardous Sterile Preparations from May 2021 to July 2022.
Online Registration for the Jurisprudence Examination (JE) on November 23, 2020 is now closed.
September 2020 Board Meeting Highlights
The highlights from the September Board Meeting are now available.
On September 16, 2020, Provincial Health Officer (PHO) Dr. Bonnie Henry issued a public health order authorizing BC’s Registered Nurses (RNs) and registered psychiatric nurses (RPNs) to prescribe opioid agonist treatment (OAT) as part of the province’s continued effort to combat the overdose crisis.
In the past week, British Columbia has seen a surge of more than 150 wildfires across the province.
Job Opportunity: Policy & Legislation Analyst
The College has a full-time, permanent job opportunity in its Policy & Legislation Department.
2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT NOW AVAILABLE!
The College of Pharmacists of BC’s Annual Report for the fiscal year 2019/2020 (March 1, 2019 to February 29, 2020) is now available at annualreport.bcpharmacists.org.
BC’s Health Regulators were disturbed to learn today of allegations of a racist “game” being played in BC emergency rooms. Staff in one or more ERs are said to be playing a “game” involving guessing the blood alcohol content of patients coming into the ER for help, in particular Indigenous patients
New requirements for the written records of verbal prescriptions to be filled at community pharmacies, will come into effect on Friday, June 19, 2020.