News Items tag as: BC College of Pharmacists

BC pharmacy shuttered over improper narcotic handling
June 30, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A BC pharmacist has had his licence suspended and his pharmacy shuttered, and is under investigation by the regulator over his handling of narcotics.
BC pharmacist on hook $15,000 for not giving Tang with opioids
May 05, 2023 - 7:00 PM

A B.C. pharmacist who let a colleague take their opioid treatment in water instead of Tang is on the hook for $15,000.
BC pharmacist fined $10K for ignoring investigations
May 05, 2023 - 6:00 PM

A BC pharmacist who didn't play ball when being investigated by the regulator has been suspended for a month and fined $10,000.
Kootenay pharmacist who pilfered narcotics gets suspended
March 22, 2023 - 7:30 AM

A Kootenay pharmacist with a history of infractions has been suspended for six months and fined $1,000 for swiping narcotics over a three-month period.
Two Salmon Arm pharmacists charged with fraud in drugs theft
March 15, 2023 - 7:47 AM

Two Salmon Arm pharmacists have been charged with defrauding the Shuswap Lake General Hospital.
B.C. pharmacist who faked COVID vaccine suspended
March 14, 2023 - 6:00 PM

A B.C. pharmacist who faked getting a COVID jab, and then got a vaccine passport, has been suspended for one month.
B.C. pharmacist that reused syringe barrel for COVID-19 vax suspended
September 01, 2022 - 11:30 AM

A B.C. pharmacist who reused the same syringe barrel while giving out COVID-19 vaccinations has been suspended for one year.
Kelowna pharmacist accused of dispensing drugs without prescriptions
May 23, 2020 - 12:00 PM

A Kelowna druggist is being accused by the B.C. College of Pharmacists of dispensing narcotics without a valid prescription.
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