A fan-out is a means of transmitting urgent messages on PharmaNet to users. Messages can be transmitted to individual users or locations, to specific groups by geographic area, to all PharmaNet-connected pharmacies in B.C., to hospital pharmacies, etc.
Messages are sent as attachments to regular PharmaNet transactions and returned to pharmacies.
The College of Pharmacists of B.C. (CPBC): The message must be displayed and printed before the next transaction begins. The printout should be retained in a log accessible to all pharmacy staff.
Only message types that are listed in the Conformance standards for PharmaNet are sent via a fan-out.
The PharmaNet Coordinator (or designate) at the CPBC may transmit a message about:
CPBC has authorized PharmaCare to transmit messages in order to:
Pharmacists may alert CPBC to the need for a fan-out by contacting CPBC between 8:30 am and 5 pm, Monday to Friday, by telephone at: