Psychiatric Medications (Plan G)

This web page for the public explains PharmaCare's Plan G (Psychiatric Medications).

On this page

• What to know
• How to get Plan G coverage
• If you are not fully enrolled in MSP
• Find out what is covered by Plan G

What to know

PharmaCare Plan G (Psychiatric Medications) pays the full cost of many psychiatric medications and opioid use disorder treatments for B.C. residents who meet the clinical criteria and have trouble affording their medications.

How to get Plan G coverage

1. Ask a doctor, nurse practitioner or other health professional if they can help you get Plan G coverage.
2. If you are eligible, a health professional will complete a Plan G application form, which you will be asked to sign.
3. Next time you fill a prescription, ask the pharmacist to confirm your Plan G coverage is in place. If the medication is fully covered by Plan G, and you are registered for Plan G, then you will pay nothing for the medication.

If you are not fully enrolled in MSP

Exceptional Plan G coverage is available to B.C. residents who are not yet enrolled in Medical Services Plan (MSP). Exceptional coverage lasts for 6 months. B.C. residents with exceptional coverage should enrol in MSP as soon as possible and visit a prescriber to apply for regular Plan G coverage.

Bridge Plan G bridge coverage is available in urgent after-hours circumstances. Prescribers working in emergency departments, urgent primary care centres, Rapid Access Addition Clinics, correctional centres, and public addiction treatment facilities apply for you. It is for 3 months.  B.C. residents with bridge coverage should enrol in MSP as soon as possible and visit a prescriber to apply for regular Plan G coverage.

Find out what is covered by Plan G

You can use the PharmaCare Formulary Search to find out what medications are covered by Plan G. Visit the PharmaCare Formulary Search and select Plan G from the PharmaCare Plan dropdown menu to view all the medications covered by Plan G. 

In the PharmaCare Formulary Search, click on "Psychiatric Medications" under Select PharmaCare Plan to view medications covered by Plan G.

Some Plan G drugs are limited coverage benefits and require a health provider to apply for Special Authority coverage. Enter “Plan G” into the table search box on the Special Authority drug list to view them.

If PharmaCare covers a generic version of a drug, PharmaCare generally covers only part of the cost of the brand product. Learn more about the Low Cost Alternative Program