PharmaCare Publications
On this page…
- Newsletters and Bulletins
- Patient Information Sheets
Policy and Procedures Documents- Legislation and Regulations
- PharmaCare Reports
- Studies and Reviews
- PharmaNet
Newsletters and Bulletins
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Patient Information Sheets
See our Patient Information Section for information sheets on Fair PharmaCare, the Prosthetics and Orthotics Program, the BC Palliative Care Benefits Program and other topics.
Policy and Procedures Documents
PharmaCare Policy Manual:
Reference Drug Program (RDP):
The RDP was modernized in December 2016 with the addition of three categories and the revision of three existing categories.
View the RDP Modernization information kit online:
- Guide to the Modernized RDP (PDF)
- Modernized RDP Poster (PDF)—list of categories and drugs
- Decision Trees for Switching Drugs:
- Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs)
- Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs)
- Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blockers (CCBs)
- Histamine2 Blockers (H2 Blockers)
- Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs)
- Statins
- Patient Information Sheet (PDF)
Data from the Modernized Reference Drug Program is now available, and will be published at regular intervals.
Publicly Funded Vaccines:
Legislation and Regulations
- Pharmaceutical Services Act (PDF)
- Drug Price Regulation (PDF)
- Drug Price Regulation – Schedule (PDF, 1.0MB): list of drugs to which Section 5(2) (Low cost alternative categories established before April 1, 2013) of the Regulation applies
- Drug Price Regulation – Schedule Amendment (PDF, 1.2MB), effective April 1, 2013
- Provider Regulation (PDF)
- Drug Plans Regulation (PDF)
- Information Management Regulation (PDF)
PharmaCare Reports
- PharmaCare Trends 2017/18 (PDF)
- PharmaCare Trends 2016/17 (PDF)
- PharmaCare Trends 2015/16 (PDF, 591KB)
- PharmaCare Trends 2014/15 (PDF, 1.5MB)
- PharmaCare Trends 2013/14 (PDF, 2.8MB)
- PharmaCare Trends 2012/13 (PDF, 2.5MB)
- PharmaCare Trends 2011/12 (PDF, 2.5MB)
- PharmaCare Trends 2010/11 (PDF, 552KB)
- PharmaCare Trends 2009/10 (PDF, 773KB)
- PharmaCare Trends 2007/08 (PDF, 590KB))
- Pharmaceutical Services Division Annual Performance Report 2006 (PDF, 2.0MB)
- PharmaCare Annual Performance Report 2005 (PDF, 1.5MB)
Studies and Reviews
- BC Smoking Cessation Program: Evaluation of the Nicotine Replacement Component (PDF, 278KB)
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Drug Therapy Review Reports
- Alzheimers' Drug Therapy Review Reports for the Drug Benefit Council (DBC)
- Evaluation reports of the Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia (www.core.ubc.ca):
- Report of the Pharmaceutical Task Force—April 2008 (PDF, 3.8MB)
- Activity Based Costing Study Report—January 2007 (PDF, 1.6MB)
