DPIC has Moved!

Effective October 12, 2010, the BC Drug and Poison Information Centre (DPIC) has relocated to the BC Centre for Disease Control. Our address and some telephone numbers have changed.

Contact Numbers:

Phone Line	Changed?	Before Oct 12, 2010	After Oct 12, 2010
Poison Control Centre - Lower Mainland	NO	604-682-5050	604-682-5050
Poison Control Centre - Toll Free	NO	1-800-567-8911	1-800-567-8911
Drug Information for Healthcare Professionals - Lower Mainland	YES	604-806-9104	604-707-2787
Drug Information for Healthcare Professionals - Toll Free	NO	1-866-298-5909	1-866-298-5909
Administration	YES	604-682-2344 X62126	604-707-2789
Fax	YES	604-806-8603	604-707-2807

Please Note: Where telephone/fax numbers have changed, a recording will play requesting you hang up and call the new number.

Mailing Address:

BC Drug and Poison Information Centre

Room 0063, BC Centre for Disease Control

655 West 12th Avenue

Vancouver, BC

V5Z 4R4

Please update your contact lists and ensure that fax machines are re-programmed with the new fax number.

We are grateful to all the First Nations who have cared for and nurtured the lands and waters around us for all time, including the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), and səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) on whose unceded and ancestral territory our centre is located.

All material found on the BC Drug and Poison Information Centre (DPIC) website is provided for informational purposes only. It is not meant to replace the expert advice of a healthcare professional such as a physician, pharmacist, nurse or qualified poison specialist. Use of this site is governed and restricted by specific terms of use. Please review the full terms and conditions below prior to using the DPIC website. In the event of a poisoning emergency, call your local poison control centre immediately. Portions of this web site are intended for healthcare professionals. Interpretation and application of information may require more detailed explanation than contained herein, particularly regarding any clinical information that is found in or linked to this site. Patients are advised to consult their health care provider regarding diagnosis and treatment, and for assistance in interpreting these materials and applying them in individual cases.

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