Some facts about B.C.’s PharmaNet as a mother calls for better use of system
VANCOUVER — Some facts about PharmaNet, British Columbia’s unique network that records information about prescription medications:
— PharmaNet was launched by the Health Ministry in 1995 mostly as a billing system, but it became recognized as a valuable tool to access prescription records.
— PharmaNet has been available in emergency departments since the 1990s.
— The College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia made its use compulsory in walk-in clinics and methadone clinics in 2016 after the province declared a public health emergency in response to increasing overdose deaths.