Up-date on Revised BC Prescribing Guidelines

A Follow-up in our recent post "Changes to Stimulant Medication Treatment in BC - Why Should You be Concerned?"

A revised draft of the Safe Prescribing Guidelines was released by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC) on April the 26^th 2018. In the previous Guidelines or “Practice Standard”, the College required annual urine drug screens or pill counts for all adults on stimulant medication. They also prohibited the prescription of sedatives or opiates in any adult being treated with a stimulant.
The new proposed Practice Standard – Safe Prescribing of Opioids and Sedatives – has removed stimulants from the previous document altogether and the proposed Standard applies only to prescribing of opioids and sedatives.
CADDAC, along with the Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (CADDRA) advocacy committee members, actively campaigned against the previous document since its launch in 2016. Both organizations are very pleased that the College has responded to these efforts and removed stimulant medication from these guidelines.

CADDAC would like to thank those of you who responded to our call to action and contacted the College and your MLAs about this issue.

Access CADDRA response HERE

Access the new draft document (focusing exclusively on opiates and sedatives) HERE