Only those pharmacy technicians that are registered by the College may be called pharmacy technicians. Name tags and other identifying documents must be changed to reflect pharmacy technician’s restricted title.
The College would like to congratulate the following people for 50 years of service:
John J. Cepuran
Don Dickie
Beverly Harris
John Holden
Gerald Morris
Norm Thomas
According to recently released national statistics from NAPRA, there are more than 36,000 licensed pharmacists practicing in Canada.
Health Canada has developed a policy statement on the electronic ordering of controlled substances.
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is pleased to announce that Dr. Michael Coughtrie has been appointed dean of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences for a five year term commencing August 1, 2013.
As of February 4, 2013, the Natural Health Products (Unprocessed Product Licence Applications) Regulations (NHP-UPLAR) were repealed. With the repeal of the NHPUPLAR, Exemption Numbers will no longer be used.
Health product names often look and sound alike. These similarities sometimes cause clinicians and patients to confuse one drug name for another.
The College has long had an interest and an objective to harness the power of technology to improve pharmacy care and ultimately deliver better health outcomes for British Columbians.
2239 pharmacists in BC are now authorized to provide injections — nearly half of all pharmacists. British Columbia is now one of four provinces in Canada where pharmacists can receive authorization to administer injections.
Q. Are pharmacists in BC allowed to fill prescriptions from other provinces which have been adapted by a pharmacist?
There was some confusion in British Columbia when the Federal Government announced earlier this year that regulated pharmacy technicians would now be able to oversee the transfer of prescriptions from one pharmacy to another. Hadn't this always be