B.C. investigating ‘unusual’ activity in PharmaNet system
VANCOUVER — Premier Christy Clark is promising a thorough investigation into four incidents that the B.C. government describes as “unusual” activity in its PharmaNet system where unknown people are believed to have accessed personal information.
The Health Ministry says about 7,500 people have had their basic profiles viewed while another 80 or so people have had their recent medication history viewed.
Clark says she is “profoundly disturbed” by the incidents.
The PharmaNet system links all B.C. pharmacies to a central set of data systems and logs every prescription dispensed in the province.