British Columbia is the first province in Canada to make prescription birth control free to its residents. Starting 1 April 2023, PharmaCare will cover the full cost of many prescription contraceptives, including:
Information for health professionals, including how the process works, procedures for prescribers and pharmacists, a list of free contraceptives, details on accessibility and cultural safety, and additional resources, is provided at www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/practitioner-professional-resources/pharmacare/contraceptives [8].
General information for the public is available at www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/health-drug-coverage/pharmacare-for-bc-residents/what-we-cover/prescription-contraceptives [9].
hidden
[10] |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License [10]. |
Links
[1] https://bcmj.org/cover/april-2023
[2] https://bcmj.org/node/9587
[3] https://bcmj.org/print/news/free-contraceptives-beginning-1-april-information-doctors
[4] https://bcmj.org/printmail/news/free-contraceptives-beginning-1-april-information-doctors
[5] http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://bcmj.org/print/news/free-contraceptives-beginning-1-april-information-doctors
[6] https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Free contraceptives beginning 1 April: Information for doctors&url=https://bcmj.org/print/news/free-contraceptives-beginning-1-april-information-doctors&via=BCMedicalJrnl&tw_p=tweetbutton
[7] https://bcmj.org/javascript%3A%3B
[8] http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/practitioner-professional-resources/pharmacare/contraceptives
[9] http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/health-drug-coverage/pharmacare-for-bc-residents/what-we-cover/prescription-contraceptives
[10] http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
[11] https://bcmj.org/modal_forms/nojs/webform/176
[12] https://bcmj.org/%3Finline%3Dtrue%23citationpop