Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances Regulations

Marginal note:Prescription required

• 51 (1) In addition to the activities authorized under section 55, a pharmacist may, subject to section 52, sell, provide, send, deliver or transport a targeted substance to or for an individual or for the benefit of an animal if

  • (a) the pharmacist sells or provides the substance in a container labelled in accordance with subsection (2);

  • (b) the transaction is made pursuant to a prescription

    • (i) dated and signed by a practitioner,

    • (ii) provided verbally to the pharmacist by a practitioner, or

    • (iii) transferred to the pharmacist under subsection 54(1) in accordance with subsection 54(2);

  • (c) the pharmacist has not transferred the prescription to another pharmacist; and

  • (d) when the prescription has been provided verbally, the transaction is recorded by the pharmacist in accordance with subsection (3).

• Marginal note:Labelling required

  (2) A pharmacist who sells or provides a targeted substance to an individual must do so in a container that is labelled with the following information:

  • (a) the name and address of the pharmacy or pharmacist;

  • (b) the date of issuance of the prescription and the number given to it by the pharmacist;

  • (c) the name of the individual for whose benefit the targeted substance is sold or provided or, if it is sold or provided for the benefit of an animal, the name of the individual having caring of the animal or the name of the animal;

  • (d) the name of the practitioner who issued the prescription;

  • (e) the specified name or brand name of the targeted substance;

  • (f) the quantity and, if applicable, the strength per unit of the targeted substance; and

  • (g) the directions for use specified by the practitioner.

• Marginal note:Record of verbal prescription

  (3) A pharmacist who receives a verbal prescription for a targeted substance must, before filling it,

  • (a) record the following information:

    • (i) the name and address of the individual for whose benefit the prescription is provided or, if it is provided for the benefit of an animal, the name and address of the individual having caring of the animal and, if applicable, the name of the animal,

    • (ii) the date that the verbal prescription was provided,

    • (iii) the specified name or brand name of the targeted substance, as specified in the prescription,

    • (iv) the quantity and, if applicable, the strength per unit of the targeted substance,

    • (v) the name of the recording pharmacist and the name of the practitioner who issued the prescription,

    • (vi) the directions for use specified by the practitioner, and

    • (vii) if the prescription is to be refilled, the number of times it may be refilled and, if specified, the interval between refills; and

  • (b) keep a hard copy or create a written record of the prescription.