Fair PharmaCare helps BC residents pay for their prescription medications, dispensing fees, and some medical devices and supplies.
Tips & Links
Often part of the treatment plan for any health condition may include medications. Know that not all medications or medical supplies are covered by PharmCare, BC’s government subsidies plan.
Learn About
- Fair PharmaCare coverage is based on your income – in most cases, the less you have, the more support you can get from government subsidies.
- Know that you have a deductible to reach before the Fair PharmaCare subsidies begin.
- Register forFair PharmaCarewith your (PHN), last year’s income tax return, and your social Insurance number (SIN) online at the Government of BC.
- Learn about what medications are covered or not by Fair PharmaCare. You can ask your physician or pharmacist if the drug being prescribed is covered by your private insurance or health benefits. You can also ask for an alternate medication that is covered by MSP.
- Learn about what medical supplies are also covered by PharmaCare including diabetes medications and supplies, ostomy supplies, prosthetics, contraception, smoking cessation meds and others from the Government of BC.
Things To Do
- If you are travelling outside of BC, plan ahead by ordering enough medications for your trip including over the counter drugs. Most prescriptions filled outside of the province are not reimbursed.
- Learn if additional support is available to cover drug expenses under the palliative or First Nations programs from the Government of BC.
- Learn about new medication coverage for people with autoimmune diseases from pharmaCare and the Government of BC.
- Know that medications can be costly. Review your pharmaCare coverage and health benefits plan to determine your yearly costs for medications.
Know that medications can be costly. Review your pharmaCare coverage, health benefits plan and other subsidies and add this to your Mywell Health planner. More topics for discussion are in My Financial Plan.