BC PharmaCare publishes its Special Authority request forms by condition: about 73 numbered HLTH forms for drugs, devices and supplies such as insulin pumps (5375), ADHD medication (5472), CGRP antagonists for migraine (5822) and biologics for Crohn's disease or psoriasis. Each form prints the criteria for its benefit, most of them limited coverage drugs that are usually second- or third-line therapies.
A licensed medical prescriber completes and signs each request; pharmacists may submit as the prescriber in defined cases, such as minor ailments and contraception prescribing or adapting a prescription.
Download the current version from the source each time; forms change without notice.
Special Authority request forms by condition (drug-, device- and supply-specific)
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A form is listed only after its name and number were confirmed on the issuing agency’s or insurer’s own website, or in the form itself. Each entry links to that source. The list was last checked in October 2026. Forms change without notice, so download the current version from the official page before you fill it in.
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eForms are usually faster and decisions can be immediate, while faxed requests currently take about five weeks. Urgent requests are usually processed within one business day, others are prioritized by date received and urgency, and drugs marked with an asterisk on the Special Authority list are auto-adjudicated.
It depends on the drug and the condition being treated, as set out in each form's criteria, and exceptional approvals are usually time-limited. Coverage starts on the date the approval is entered in the patient's PharmaNet record and is not retroactive.
Sometimes. Pharmacists may submit as the prescriber for minor ailments and contraception prescribing, over-the-counter medications, completing nicotine replacement therapy under the BC Smoking Cessation Program, or adapting a prescription. They can submit on a prescriber's behalf only in specific cases, such as comprehensive care in long-term care.