Frequently Asked Questions
Useful Links
A BC Government service providing reliable, accurate, non-emergency health information 24 hours a day, seven days a week. To speak with a health service representative, call 8-1-1 toll-free within BC. For the deaf or hearing-impaired, call 7-1-1 toll-free province-wide.
A companion document to the BC HealthGuide.
A crisis line in the lower mainland call 604.872.3311, 24 hours a day, every day.
If you suspect someone has been poisoned by medicines, chemicals, or other substances, immediately call BC Poison Control Centre in the lower mainland at (604)-682.5050 or toll-free (800)-567-8911.
(888-Not-2-late) - provides names and phone numbers of pharmacies (who have registered) that can provide emergency contraception.
Medication Info UBC
Medication Info UBC is a drug information service for the public. In the lower mainland 604.822.8010; toll-free 800.668.6233.
The Travel Clinic provides both travel and non-travel services, including prescriptions and vaccines.
Links are taken from the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia or bcpharmacists.org.