MEMORANDUM. Mayor & Council. To: Jeff Day, P.Eng. Director of Community Planning & Development December 3, From: Date:

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1 MEMORANDUM The Corporaion of Dela To: From: Dae: Subjec: File No: CC: Mayor & Council Jeff Day, PEng Direcor of December 3, 2014 Public Hearing Projec No1 Official Communiy Plan Amendmen and Tex Amendmen Applicaion for Sree (Wescana Pharmacy Ld) LU George V Harvie, Chief Adminisraive Officer Purpose: The purpose of his memorandum is o provide Council wih addiional informaion peraining o he above-noed Official Communiy Plan Amendmen and Tex Amendmen o Comprehensive Developmen Zone No 344 for he propery locaed a Sree The owner proposes o add a medical clinic o an exising drug sore A locaion map is provided in Aachmen A A map showing pharmacy and drug sore locaions in Dela and Surrey is provided in Aachmen B A he Ocober 20, 2014 Regular Meeing of Council, Council gave firs and second readings o Bylaws No 7375 and 7351 and requesed ha saff repor back on he following: 1 The number of medical clinics and pharmacies in Dela and Surrey along he Sco Road corridor 11, Can prescripions be dispensed from medical clinics? Are oher municipaliies in he region seeing he same upward rend in number of pharmacies? Do we know if pharmacies opening in Dela are moving from oher pars of he region in Dela? Each of hese iems is discussed below

2 !' ' ; The Corporaion of Dela Subjec: Sree (Wescana Pharmacy Ud) Page 2 of 4 File No: LU Number of Medical Clinics and Pharmacies in Dela and Surrey along he Sco Road corridor a Dela side (120 Sree - wesside, 6300 block o 9500 block): Toal Pharmacies: 17 Toal Medical Clinics: 11 Broken Down as follows: Sand Alone Pharmacies: 12 Sand Alone Medical Clinics: 6 Combined Pharmacy and Medical Clinic: 2 Side by Side Pharmacy and Medical Clinic: 3 b Surrey side (120 Sree - eas side, 6300 block o 9500 block): Toal Pharmacies: 13 Toal Medical Clinics: 13 Broken Down as follows: Sand Alone Pharmacies: 4 Sand Alone Medical Clinics: 4 Pharmacy and Medical Clinic Combined: 8 Pharmacy and Medical Clinic Side by Side: 1 2 Can prescripions be dispensed from medical clinics? n speaking wih he Direcor of Regisraion and Communiy Pharmacy Pracice, saff was referred o he following documens in regard o he quesion of wheher physicians could dispense medicaions and wheher physicians could own a pharmacy 1 As per he Professional Sandards and Guidelines of he College of Physicians and Surgeons, only cerain physicians are permied o prescribe and dispense medicaions o heir own paiens Mos are physicians pracicing in isolaed communiies and ohers are physicians involved in specialized inferiliy clinics All physicians who wish o dispense and sell medicaions require he consen of boh he College of Physicians and Surgeons of Briish Columbia and he College of Pharmaciss of Briish Columbia This auhoriy does no preclude a physician from dispensing sample medicaions o heir paiens as par of heir pracice

3 , The Corporaion of Dela Subjec: Sree (Wescana Pharmacy Ud) Page 3 of 4 File No: LU n addiion, according o he Pharmacy Operaions and Drug Scheduling Ac, "A person auhorized by an enacmen o prescribe drugs mus no, direcly or indirecly, own a pharmacy" 3 Are oher municipaliies in he region seeing he same upward rend in number of pharmacies? The following municipaliies were conaced and he following informaion was provided Ciy of Burnaby - No unusual increase in requess for pharmacy business licenses Ciy of Coquilam - No unusual increase in requess for pharmacy business licenses Ciy of Langley - Has had an increase in business license applicaions for pharmacies Ciy of New Wesminser - Has had an increase in business license applicaions for pharmacies Ciy of Norh Vancouver - Has had an increase in business license applicaions for pharmacies Ciy of Richmond - No unusual increase in requess for pharmacy business licenses Ciy of Surrey - Has had an increase in business license applicaions for pharmacies Ciy of Vancouver - Has had an increase in business license applicaions for pharmacies Township of Langley - Has had an increase in business licenses for pharmacies wihin new reail sores such as Shoppers Drug Mar, Save-an-Foods al}d London Drugs, bu has no noiced an increase in business license applicaions for small pharmacies

4 The Corporaion of Dela Subjec: Sree (Wescana Pharmacy Ld ) Page 4 of 4 File No: LU Do we kn ow if pharmacies opening in Dela are moving from oher pars of h e region o Dela? Previous business addresses are no provided unless a business is moving wihin he same municipaliy CONCLU SON: The informaion conained in his memorandum is provided o Council for heir informaion and consideraion a he December 9,2014 Public Hearing ~ "' Jeff Day, PEng Dire'cor of ATTACHMENTS : A Locaion Map, B Map showing Pharmacy and Drug Sores Locaions in Dela and Surrey JP/js/wl G:\Curren Developmen\LU FLES\LU007\LU007134\Council\Public Hea rin g Memorandumdocx

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