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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News Items tag as: BC College of Pharmacists

BC pharmacy shuttered over improper narcotic handling

BC pharmacist on hook $15,000 for not giving Tang with opioids

BC pharmacist fined $10K for ignoring investigations

Kootenay pharmacist who pilfered narcotics gets suspended

Two Salmon Arm pharmacists charged with fraud in drugs theft

B.C. pharmacist who faked COVID vaccine suspended

B.C. pharmacist that reused syringe barrel for COVID-19 vax suspended

Kelowna pharmacist accused of dispensing drugs without prescriptions

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