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Working together
to achieve fair, equitable, and timely access to medicines for the people of BC

Medicines Access Coalition - BC

The Medicines Access Coalition – BC is a coalition of national and BC-based patient organizations who are working together to improve access to safe and effective medicines for the people of BC.

 

Formerly The Better Pharmacare Coalition, the Medicines Access Coalition has been effectively advocating for appropriate and timely access to evidence-based prescription medications through the BC PharmaCare program since 1997. In 2020 the coalition formally changed its name to The Medicines Access Coalition - BC, sometimes known as MedAccessBC, and expanded our scope and activities to meet the needs of our coalition members, focusing on the issues of access to medicines facing the people of BC.

In the News

Earlier this year, one of the Coalition members, the Gastrointestinal (GI) Society, produced the 2025 BC Medication Coverage Report. This report is a follow up to the BC Medication Coverage Report released in 2024 and provides an update on the advocacy and awareness efforts which has taken place.

 

A key learning from the 2025 report is the limited changes that have taken place to ensure equitable coverage of lifesaving and life-altering treatments for patients in BC. 

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Our Members

aHUS Canada

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ALS Action Canada

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Arthritis Society Canada

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BC Coalition of Osteoporosis Physicians

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BC Hepatitis Network

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BC Lung Foundation

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BC Lymphedema Association

 

BC Schizophrenia Society

 

Canadian Arthritis Patients Alliance

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Canadian Cancer Society

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Canadian Cancer Survivor Network

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Canadian PKU and Allied Disorders

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Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation​

Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation

 

Canadian Skin Patient Alliance

 

Canadian Society of Intestinal Research 

 

Canadian Spondyloarthritis Association

 

Crohn's and Colitis Canada

 

Cure SMA Canada

 

Diabetes Canada

 

Eczema Society of Canada

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Gastrointestinal  Society

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Heartlife Foundation

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Kidney Cancer Canada

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Kidney Foundation of Canada​

Migraine Canada

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Mood Disorders/Lookout Society

 

MS Canada

 

Obesity Canada

 

Osteoporosis Canada

 

Pain BC

 

Parkinson Society of British Columbia

 

Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada

 

Psoriasis Canada

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Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada

 

Save Your Skin Foundation

 

Tumour Foundation of BC

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