Just to conclude this thread...
My father made a few calls to several gov't depts. this morning and managed to find someone who contradicted the pharmacist and said the meds "should be covered."
So he went back to the pharmacy to get the prescip - and was told again by the pharmacist that it wasn't covered. He had them call the person he'd spoken with and the record was set straight.
He only had to pay the dispensing fee for a 3-month supply.
Moral of the story - seems like if you raise enough stink they'll arbitrarily change policy. He's not sure at this point whether the pharmacy was ripping people off...or if the provincial gov't had done a reversal on their decision.
