Close X
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
ADVT 
National

Downtown Eastside Pharmacy Headed To B.C. Court In PharmaCare Fight

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 04 Dec, 2015 01:08 PM
    The owner of a pharmacy on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside says he's heading to court, hoping to overturn a decision that excludes him from the province's PharmaCare program.
     
    An audit of the Eastside Pharmacy last year found billing discrepancies, and its enrolment in the provincial program that helps patients cover drug costs was expected to be cancelled today.
     
    But owner Alex Tam says the pharmacy has improved staff training, computer software and internal controls and is now in compliance with PharmaCare.
     
    He says a recent audit found the pharmacy's billing practices were error free but the government won't reconsider.
     
    Tam says he will seek an interim injunction in B.C. Supreme Court, although no date has yet been set. 
     
    He says his pharmacy serves more than 800 PharmaCare patients, 250 of whom are HIV positive.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Greens Plan Facebook Video Updates From Paris Climate Conference

    OTTAWA — Green Leader Elizabeth May is working with Facebook Canada to broadcast live video updates from the global Paris climate conference.

    Greens Plan Facebook Video Updates From Paris Climate Conference

    Saskatchewan Projecting $262 Million Deficit As Lower Oil Prices Hit Revenue

    Saskatchewan Projecting $262 Million Deficit As Lower Oil Prices Hit Revenue
    REGINA — Tanking oil prices are forcing the Saskatchewan government to put the brakes on spending.

    Saskatchewan Projecting $262 Million Deficit As Lower Oil Prices Hit Revenue

    Judge In Guy Turcotte Murder Trial Cautions Jury Against Public Opinion Of Case

    Judge In Guy Turcotte Murder Trial Cautions Jury Against Public Opinion Of Case
    SAINT JEROME, Que. — The judge presiding over the first-degree murder trial of ex-Quebec doctor Guy Turcotte is cautioning the jury against being influenced by public opinion on the case.

    Judge In Guy Turcotte Murder Trial Cautions Jury Against Public Opinion Of Case

    International Climate Negotiations Are The Key To Global Peace, Says Francois Hollande

    International Climate Negotiations Are The Key To Global Peace, Says Francois Hollande
    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is among the 151 national representatives at the two-week negotiations that aim to complete a binding framework for post-2020 emissions reductions.

    International Climate Negotiations Are The Key To Global Peace, Says Francois Hollande

    Two B.C. Trucking Companies Hold Out On Inking Deal With Unifor, Others Sign On

    Two B.C. Trucking Companies Hold Out On Inking Deal With Unifor, Others Sign On
    Unifor is Canada's largest private-sector union and represents more than 300,000 members across the country

    Two B.C. Trucking Companies Hold Out On Inking Deal With Unifor, Others Sign On

    Internal Power Struggle Within B.C. Korean Society Boils Over Into Legal System

    Internal Power Struggle Within B.C. Korean Society Boils Over Into Legal System
    Assault, embezzlement and libel are just a few of the accusations several members of a nearly 50-year-old Vancouver cultural association are launching at one another as an internal power struggle boils over into the courts.

    Internal Power Struggle Within B.C. Korean Society Boils Over Into Legal System