New Contract for Pharmacy Partners

The BCPRA is in the process of awarding new, three-year contracts to 31 community partner pharmacies in the province. The contracts will take effect January 1, 2008.

In many cases the agency has renewed its contracts with current partners,  but new pharmacy partners have been contracted in the following communities:

Creston Langley North Vancouver Richmond

Terrace Victoria Williams Lake

As well, additional pharmacies have been given contracts in Vancouver and Surrey.

Click here for a list of our current community pharmacy partners.  

All patients will receive a letter informing them if these changes affect their current pharmacy. Patients will also be advised that, in addition to dispensing their medication, their pharmacy is required to provide:

• one-on-one counselling about their medications
• BCPRA information sheets for each of their medications
• free delivery within a __ kilometre radius 

The BCPRA information sheets are also available online.

All community pharmacy partners will receive a letter advising them that under the new contract it is their responsibility to deliver medications to patients. Pharmacies may not "drop ship" medications to renal units for patient pick-up as they have done in the past. As part of the new contract, pharmacies are also responsible for medication reconciliation.

Although BCPRA will only fund renal medications supplied by our partnered pharmacies, patients can choose to buy their medications from other pharmacies if they wish.

MacDonald's Prescriptions in Vancouver will continue to provide all patients with erythropoetic replacement hormones and intravenous iron preparations. This arrangement is necessary due to storage and shipping requirements.

In the next six months all patients and renal care teams will receive a survey form by mail with questions about the services provided by our community pharmacies. When you receive the survey, please take a few minutes to provide us with your feedback.

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