Complaints Statistics
| March 1, 2017 - February 28, 2018 | Total |
|---|---|
| Number of calls/tips received | 773 |
| Number of Health Professions Act section 33 complaints received | 110 |
|
176 |
| Number of in-person meetings | 9 |
| Number of teleconferences | 45 |
| Number of files disposed/reviewed | 222 |
|
116 48 58 |
| Number of files referred to Discipline Committee | 1 |
| Number of complaints via HPRB | 0 |
*Some files may have been reconsidered more than once.
| Categories | Total |
|---|---|
| Medication related | 42 |
| Privacy / Confidential | 3 |
| Professional misconduct | 35 |
| Competency and pratice issues | 16 |
| Medication review | 1 |
| Fitness to practice | 12 |
| Unathorized practice | 14 |
| Unlawful activity | 6 |
| Methadone | 2 |
| Other | 3 |
Licensure Statistics
Licenced Pharmacies
| 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community | |||
| Beginning of year | 1312 | 1256 |
1228 |
| Add: Opening | 59 | 68 | 63 |
| Add: Change of Category | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Less: Suspended | ~ | ~ | -2 |
| Less: Closings | -16 | -12 | -32 |
| Less: Change of Category | -4 | ~ | -1 |
| Fiscal year end* | 1351 | 1312 | 1256 |
| Reconciled Report | 1354 | ||
| Hospital | |||
| Beginning of year | 69 | 69 | 69 |
| Add: Opening | 2 | 1 | ~ |
| Add: Change of Category | 2 | ~ | ~ |
| Less: Closings | -1 | ~ | ~ |
| Less: Changing of Category | -1 | -1 | ~ |
| Fiscal year end | 71 | 69 | 69 |
| Education | |||
| Beginning of year | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Add: Opening | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Less: Closings | -2 | ~ | -1 |
| Less: Change of Category | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Fiscal year end | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Satellite | |||
| Beginning of year | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Add: Opening | 2 | ~ | ~ |
| Add: Change of Category | 4 | 1 | ~ |
| Less: Closings | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Less: Change of Category | -1 | ~ | ~ |
| Fiscal year end | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| Telepharmacy | |||
| Beginning of year | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Add: Opening | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Add: Change of Category | 4 | ~ | 1 |
| Less: Closing | ~ | ~ | -2 |
| Less: Change of Category | -4 | ~ | ~ |
| Fiscal year end | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Notes:
* Due to reporting statistics based on payment date, there are variances between previous fiscal year end count and current fiscal year begin count
Practice Review Statistics
Phase 1 Community Pharmacy Practice
| March 1, 2017 - February 28, 2018 | Total |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy Reviews | 240 |
| Pharmacy Professional Reviews | 808 |
| Pharmacists | 713 |
| Pharmacy Technicians | 95 |
Phase 2 Hospital Pharmacy Practice
| Since April 2018 | Total |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy Reviews | 25 |
| Pharmacy Professionals Reviews | 332 |
| Pharmacists | 160 |
| Pharmacy Technicians | 172 |
Registration Statistics
Pharmacist Pre-Registration
| 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category (# of applicants) | |||
| CFTA | 130 | 150 |
81 |
| New Grad/Non-CFTA | 19 | 19 | 12 |
| IPG/USA | 70 | 73 | 91 |
| Reinstatement** | 29 | 34 | ~ |
| CFTA-Reinstatement | 18 | 14 | 16 |
| Fiscal year end total (# of new applicants) | 266 | 290 | 200 |
| Fiscal year end total (pharmacists pre-registered) | 269 | 287 | 289 |
Full Pharmacists Registration
| 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning of Year | 5853 | 5803 |
5736 |
| Add: New Registrants | 392 | 426 | 419 |
| Add: Reinstate | 29 | 26 | 26 |
| Add: Reinstate from Suspended | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Less: Tranfer to Former (voluntary or >90 days late) | -232 | -381 | -358 |
| Less: Transfer to Non-Practising | -7 | -14 | -15 |
| Less: Deceased | -6 | -2 | -1 |
| Less: Suspended (by Complaints and Investigations) | -6 | -12 | -6 |
| Less: Terminated (by Complaints and Investigations) | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Fiscal year end total* | 6028 | 5853 | 5803 |
| Reconciled reports | 6079 |
Non-Practising Pharmacists Registration
| 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning of Year | 63 | 56 |
50 |
| Add: Transfer from Full | 7 | 14 | 15 |
| Less: Reinstate to Full Pharmacist | -2 | -1 | -2 |
| Less: Transfer to Former (voluntary or >90 days late) | -15 | -6 | -7 |
| Less: Deceased | -1 | ~ | ~ |
| Less: Suspended (by Complaints and Investigations) | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Less: Terminated (by Complaints and Investigations) | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Fiscal year end total* | 52 | 63 | 56 |
| Reconciled reports | 48 |
Limited Pharmacists Registration
| 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning of Year | 0 | 0 |
0 |
| Add: New Applicants | 1 | ~ | 1 |
| Less: Registered as Full Pharmacist | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Fiscal year end total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
UBC Student Pharmacists Registration
| 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | 221 | 232 |
225 |
| Year 2 | 222 | 206 | 214 |
| Year 3 | 208 | 224 | 213 |
| Year 4 | 232 | 210 | 226 |
| Fiscal year end total | 883 | 872 | 878 |
Student (Non-UBC) Pharmacists Registration
| 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal year end total | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Pharmacy Technicians Pre-Registration
| 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category (# of applicants) | |||
| CFTA | 23 | 18 |
9 |
| New Grad | 115 | 131 | 129 |
| Current Technicians*** | ~ | ~ | 13 |
| Reinstatement** | 10 | 8 | ~ |
| CFTA-Reinstatement | 1 | 1 | ~ |
| Fiscal year end total (# of new applicants) | 138 | 158 | 151 |
| Fiscal year end total (pharmacists pre-registered) | 232 | 242 | 272 |
Full Pharmacy Technicians Registration
| 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning of Year | 1416 | 1331 |
951 |
| Add: New Registrants | 123 | 118 | 398 |
| Add: Reinstate | 9 | 3 | 7 |
| Add: Reinstate from Suspended | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Less: Tranfer to Former (voluntary or >90 days late) | -42 | -28 | -21 |
| Less: Transfer to Non-Practising | -3 | -6 | -4 |
| Less: Deceased | -1 | -1 | ~ |
| Less: Suspended (by Complaints and Investigations) | ~ | -1 | ~ |
| Less: Terminated (by Complaints and Investigations) | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Fiscal year end total* | 1502 | 1416 | 1331 |
| Reconciled reports | 1510 |
Non-Practising Pharmacy Technicians Registration
| 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning of Year | 8 | 4 |
2 |
| Add: Transfer from Full | ~ | 6 | 4 |
| Less: Reinstate to Full Pharmacy Technician | -2 | ~ | ~ |
| Less: Transfer to Former (voluntary or >90 days late) | -2 | -2 | -2 |
| Less: Deceased | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Less: Suspended (by Complaints and Investigations) | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Less: Terminated (by Complaints and Investigations) | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Fiscal year end total* | 5 | 8 | 4 |
Authorized for Administration by Injection & Intranasal Route
| 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacists | 3988 | 3785 |
3600 |
| UBC Students (4th Year) | 185 | 167 | 122 |
| Fiscal year end total | 4173 | 3952 | 3722 |
Notes:
* Due to reporting statistics based on payment date, there are variances between previous fiscal year end count and current fiscal year begin count
** Reinstatement category now included in pre-registration counts as of fiscal 2016/17
*** Pharmacy Technician pre-registration (current technicians pathway) ended December 31, 2015