Precursor Control Regulations (SOR/2002-359)
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Regulations are current to 2013-04-29
PART 4
PHARMACISTS, PRACTITIONERS AND HOSPITALS
Non-application
91.1 With respect to a Class A precursor, the requirements of paragraph 6(1)(c) and subsections 6(2) and 9(1) concerning sale or provision, possession for the purpose of sale or provision and transport do not apply to a pharmacist, practitioner or hospital that sells or provides preparations or mixtures containing Class A precursors only on a retail basis.
- SOR/2005-365, s. 58.
Pharmacists
Activities Authorized Under a Prescription
91.2 A pharmacist may, pursuant to a prescription, compound a preparation or mixture using a precursor.
- SOR/2005-365, s. 58.
91.3 (1) A pharmacist may sell or provide a preparation or mixture that contains a Class A precursor set out in column 1 of the schedule, in a quantity, per transaction, exceeding the maximum quantity, expressed as an absolute quantity or per package, specified for the contained precursor in column 2 of the schedule, if the pharmacist sells or provides preparations or mixtures containing Class A precursors exclusively on a retail basis and the transaction is made under a prescription.
(2) The prescription must be
(a) written, dated and signed by the practitioner who issued it;
(b) provided verbally by a practitioner; or
(c) transferred to the pharmacist in accordance with the requirements of section 91.7.
- SOR/2005-365, s. 58.
Information to Be Recorded
91.4 (1) A pharmacist who receives a verbal prescription for a preparation or mixture containing a Class A precursor must, before filling it, record the following information:
(a) the name and address of the individual or owner of the animal for whose benefit the prescription is provided;
(b) the date on which the prescription was provided;
(c) the name and quantity of the preparation or mixture specified in the prescription;
(d) the name of the recording pharmacist and the name of the practitioner who issued the prescription;
(e) the directions for use specified by the practitioner; and
(f) if the prescription is to be refilled, the number of times it may be refilled and, if applicable, the interval between refills.
(2) The pharmacist must retain, in accordance with section 91.95, a hard copy of the prescription or a written record of it.
- SOR/2005-365, s. 58.
91.5 (1) Subject to section 91.6, a pharmacist who fills a written or verbal prescription for a preparation or mixture containing a Class A precursor must record the following information:
(a) the date the prescription was filled;
(b) the quantity of the preparation or mixture provided when the prescription was filled;
(c) the pharmacist’s name or initials; and
(d) the number assigned to the prescription.
(2) A pharmacist who fills a written prescription shall retain the prescription in accordance with section 91.95.
- SOR/2005-365, s. 58.
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