The B.C. government will help pay for the smoking cessation non-prescription and prescription medications Every calendar year, eligible BC residents can obtain a 12 weeks supply of nicotine patches or nicotine chewing gum at no cost. Talk to your Doctor or Pharmacist to see if nicotine replacement therapy is right for you, then call 8-1-1 (B.C.’s health information phone number) and ask to speak to a QuitNow CareCoach. Your CareCoach will provide you with an authorization number for your supply of smoking cessation mediation, then visit Medlandia Pharmacy to pick up your 1st course of nicotine patches or nicotine chewing gum.