B.C. will change pharmacy fee structure for dispensing medications addressing substance use disorders

British Columbia will change the fee structure for pharmacies that dispense medications for substance use disorders, to remove the financial incentive for bad actors that pay patients prohibited incentives for their prescription business.The change, announced Wednesday by Health Minister Josie Osborne, comes after reporting by The Globe and Mail on pharmacies paying kickbacks to patients to maximize the amounts the pharmacies can bill the province’s publicly funded drug plan.