Pharmacies and device suppliers not enrolled in BC PharmaCare program or enrolled as providers with limits and conditions
Last updated on July 30, 2024If a pharmacy or device supplier site is not enrolled in the PharmaCare program, PharmaCare cannot cover any medications or other benefits purchased from that site.
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Enrolment requirement
Under the Pharmaceutical Services Act and the Provider Regulation, a pharmacy or device supplier must enrol in PharmaCare and be accepted as a provider in order to submit claims to PharmaCare on behalf of B.C. residents.
Pursuant to Section 23(5)(b) of the Provider Regulation, if the Ministry of Health denies enrolment to a site:
- The ministry will notify the site in writing.
- The site has 21 days to respond in writing.
- If the site responds within the 21 days, the ministry considers the response and confirms or reverses the denial of enrolment.
- If the site does not respond within 21 days, the site will not be enrolled.
- The ministry notifies the site of the final decision in writing.
- If the site is not enrolled as a PharmaCare provider:
- the site cannot submit claims to PharmaCare on behalf of B.C. residents.
- if a B.C. resident purchases PharmaCare benefits from the site, PharmaCare will not cover the items.
Sites not enrolled in PharmaCare due to their application being denied or enrolment cancelled
This list includes pharmacy and device supplier sites that are not enrolled in the BC PharmaCare program and that cannot submit claims on behalf of B.C. residents. Medications or other benefits purchased from these sites cannot be covered by PharmaCare.
| Name | Address | City | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott (Renuka) Pharmacy | 420 Abbott Street | Vancouver | December 7, 2014 |
| Capital Care Pharmacy | 13444 108 Avenue | Surrey | December 15, 2014 |
| City Centre Pharmacy | 10519 King George Blvd | Surrey | April 30, 2016 |
| Costless Pharmacy #2 | 7568 6 Street | Burnaby | July 14, 2015 |
| Downtown Pharmacy | 348 Powell Street | Vancouver | July 4, 2014 |
| Family First Pharmacy | #211, 9547 152 Street | Surrey | June 20, 2015 |
| Grandview Prescriptions | 3026 Commercial Drive | Vancouver | July 4, 2014 |
| IHS Pharmacy | #104, 12355 Pattullo Place | Surrey | June 27, 2015 |
| Knowlton’s Drug Store | 15 East Hastings Street | Vancouver | July 4, 2015 |
| Kwantlen Pharmacy | #3, 12818 72 Avenue | Surrey | July 18, 2015 |
| La Vie Remedy’s Rx | 3373 Fraser Street | Vancouver | July 11, 2015 |
| Main Street Remedy’s Rx | 4484 Main Street | Vancouver | July 11, 2015 |
| Metropolitan Pharmacy | 4207 Fraser Street | Vancouver | April 16, 2016 |
| Mount Pleasant Pharmacy | 93 Kingsway | Vancouver | June 20, 2015 |
| Native Vancouver Pharmacy | #108, 50 East Hastings Street | Vancouver | June 12, 2015 |
| New West Pharmacy | 408 Columbia Street | New Westminster | July 4, 2014 |
| Northburn Remedy’s Rx | 320 Gilmore Ave | Burnaby | July 11, 2015 |
| Peoples Pharmacy #365 | 4218 Dawson Street | Burnaby | June 20, 2015 |
| Price Choice Pharmacy | 10519 King George Blvd | Surrey | November 17, 2016 |
| Raven Pharmacy | 1182 East Hastings Street | Vancouver | June 20, 2015 |
| Richport Pharmacy | #1900, 8171 Ackroyd Road | Richmond | April 27, 2015 |
| Shiraz Pharmacy | 4705A Hastings Street | Burnaby | June 1, 2015 |
| The Chemist #1 | #17, 15300 105 Avenue | Surrey | July 14, 2015 |
| The Chemist #2 | #6, 22932 Lougheed Hwy | Maple Ridge | July 14, 2015 |
| The Chemist #3 | #107, 8927 152 Street | Surrey | July 14, 2015 |
| The Chemist #4 | #115, 6180 Blundell Road | Richmond | July 14, 2015 |
| The Chemist #5 | 5150 Joyce Street | Vancouver | July 14, 2015 |
| The Chemist #6 | 7253 Fraser Street | Vancouver | July 14, 2015 |
| The Chemist #9 | #100, 1133 Lonsdale Avenue | North Vancouver | July 14, 2015 |
| Whalley Pharmacy | #101, 10663 King George Blvd | Surrey | December 7, 2014 |
Providers enrolled in PharmaCare with limits and conditions
The following providers can submit claims to PharmaCare on behalf of B.C. residents; however, these providers are enrolled with limits and conditions under the Pharmaceutical Services Act.
| Name | Address | City | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC Prosthetic & Orthotic Services | #101, 2000 Enterprise Way | Kelowna | June 12, 2017 |
| Fraser PharmaChoice | 4207 Fraser Street | Vancouver | April 25, 2016 |
| Fraser Neighbourhood Pharmacy | 3373 Fraser Street | Vancouver | September 16, 2016 |
| Mardale Pharmacy | 15 East Hastings Street | Vancouver | March 3, 2020 |
| My Pharmacy | 304-2537 Beacon Avenue | Sidney | April 28, 2022 |
| The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy #163 | #122, 1959 152 Street | South Surrey | June 1, 2015 |
| The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy #231 | 6180 Fraser Street | Vancouver | June 1, 2015 |
| The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy #239 | 2030 Kingsway | Vancouver | June 1, 2015 |
| The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy # 285 | 3039 Kingsway | Vancouver | June 1, 2015 |
| Peoples Pharmacy #369 | #104A, 8140 120 Street | Surrey | April 16, 2016 |
| Westin Pharmacy Ltd. | 33 West Broadway | Vancouver | December 27, 2016 |