The proposal to give all pharmacists access to a computer database of all prescription stories of British Columbia met harsh criticism the media for privacy issues. While the Ministry of Health foresaw many advantages of the PharmaNet consumers, pharmacists and government regulators, many others felt access to so much information could lead to misuse or abuse. With the implementation of provincewide only two months, PharmaNet project director had to decide what, if any additional changes to the database system had to be made to ensure public support. "Hide
by Scott Schneberger, Emily Chee Source: Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation 12 pages. Publication Date: November 25, 1998. Prod. #: 98E017-PDF-ENG
