Provincial Special Authority/Fair Pharmacare

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All patients require application to Fair Pharmacare:

Even if you have a medical benefits provider, you will still need to apply to Fair Pharmacare.

Click here to see if you're already registered.

 Or

Go to this site and Click on the blue box that says: Register online for Fair Pharmacare

: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/health-drug-coverage/pharmacare-for-bc-residents/who-we-cover/fair-pharmacare-plan

A. Ajovy, Emgality, Vyepti, Qulipta: The BC provincial medical plan will pay for medications for lower income patients who do not have extended medical benefits.

 

B. For patients with extended benefits, your insurance company requires me to apply for special authority to the province first, and they need to see this approval letter prior to consideration of coverage (except for Botox).

 

C. If we are applying for Botox, I apply directly to your medical benefits. However, most plans only cover a percentage of the cost of Botox. Abbvie, the producer of Botox, can sometimes help cover some of the remainder of the cost, however, you must have applied for Fair Pharmacare first.

3. Information about previous medications

• For the application forms, I will need information about oral preventative medications that you have taken in the past (unless I started you on these medications).

• In order to get coverage most insurance plans require a failure of TWO prior preventatives.  A failure means that either you tried the medication and had side effects, or you worked up the dose and were on the medication for at least 3 months and it is not effective.

• Please find out the name, highest dose taken (for example topiramate 50 mg twice a day), date started and date finished, and affect (intolerance, not effective, initially effective then it stopped working, etc.).

•  Medications that are accepted include amitriptyline, nortriptyline, venlafaxine, duloxetine, candesartan, propranolol, nadolol, metoprolol, atenolol, topiramate, Keppra, memantine.

 

 

You can access your medication history through your BC Services Card app under the Health Gateway Section.

It will list up to 20 years of prescription history. You can create a PDF of the medication history (not the history of all your medical visits). You can email the PDF to our office and I can extract the medication information for you.

A.  If you have a smartphone, you can access your medication history through your BC Services Card app under the Health Gateway Section

B. If you do not have a Smartphone:

You will need to get a physical token and then you can access the app on your computer. The token adds an extra layer of protection. It keeps your account safe if your password gets hacked, guessed or phished.

It's free to get. Each person gets their own. It cannot be shared with others.

How to get a BC Token:

You need to go to a Service BC to pick up a BC Token.

403-771 Vernon Ave, Victoria

Make sure you bring:

• Your BC Services Card

• If your card does not have a photo, bring additional ID 

 

At Service BC, you will:

1. Verify your identity with your BC Services Card

2. This protects your identity so someone else can't use your card.

3. Get your BC Token

then go to this website to set up your account:  https://id.gov.bc.ca/account/setup-instruction

You will need to:

1. Have a BC Services Card

2. Have an email address

3. Get a BC Token

4. Choose a username and password

 

 

Cancellation/no show policy.

• Our clinic policy is that you must appear for all your scheduled appointments. Please be courteous and help us to shorten our waitlist by calling in advance to cancel or change any appointment. We have a 24-hour voicemail system. Our office is very busy and the specific time is reserved for you.

 

• At least 48 hours notice is required to cancel or reschedule an appointment, failure to do so will result in a $150 fee for New Consults and $75.00 for follow up appointments. It is your responsibility to rebook appointments. You must call the office to reschedule. We cannot make appointments by email.

 

• Patients arriving more than 15 minutes late may need to be rescheduled at the physician’s discretion.

 

• Outstanding charges MUST be paid in full before another appointment can be scheduled.

 

• Frequent cancellations or no shows may result in discharge from the practice.