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Partnerships with Community Pharmacies

The BC Provincial Renal Agency partners with a number of community pharmacies to provide a funded formulary of medications for patients registered with BCPRA.

In most cases, one partner community pharmacy is located near each hemodialysis unit in the province. Advantages of this partnership include:

  • a clear understanding of the expectations of both patients and BCPRA
  • a consistent approach to patient care
  • an opportunity for pharmacists to get involved in the specialty care required by nephrology patients


Note: One pharmacy, MacDonald’s Prescriptions in Vancouver, provides an enhanced level of service to BC kidney patients. Two of the most costly therapies – erythropoeitic replacement hormones (Erythropoeitin and Darbepoietin) and intravenous iron preparations – are distributed throughout the province by MacDonald’s. BCPRA chose to partner with one pharmacy for these products due to storage and shipping requirements, as they comprise a significant portion of our budget.

See the List of Regional Community Pharmacies.

BCPRA recently updated the guidelines for prescription quantities and refills.


For information on how a patient can register for BCPRA funded medications, contact the BCPRA at 604-875-7340 or by email.