Controlled Substances Regulations (SOR/2025-242)

Marginal note:Authorization

106 A pharmacist or pharmacy technician may deliver, send or transport a controlled substance.

Marginal note:Requirements during transportation

107 A pharmacist or pharmacy technician who delivers, sends or transports a controlled substance to another person may only do so if they

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  (a) ensure that, if the controlled substance is being delivered, sent or transported to a licensed dealer specialized in destruction, the substance is placed in a container that is sealed in such a manner that it cannot be opened without breaking the seal and is marked in a manner sufficient to identify the container;

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  (b) take all reasonable measures to ensure the security of the controlled substance while it is being delivered, sent or transported; and

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  (c) use a method of delivery, sending or transportation that ensures the tracking of the controlled substance until the consignee receives it.

Marginal note:Protective measures

108 A pharmacist or pharmacy technician must take all reasonable measures to ensure the security of any controlled substance in their possession.

Marginal note:Loss or theft — agent or mandatary

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  109 (1) If an agent or mandatary of a pharmacist becomes aware of a loss or theft of a controlled substance, the agent or mandatary must notify the pharmacist immediately.

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  Marginal note:Written report

  (2) If a pharmacist becomes aware of a loss or theft of a controlled substance, or is notified by an agent or mandatary of such a loss or theft, the pharmacist must provide a written report to the Minister within 10 days after the day on which they become aware of the loss or theft or are notified.

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  Marginal note:Partial protection against self-incrimination

  (3) The report, or any evidence derived from it, is not to be used or received to incriminate the pharmacist or their agent or mandatary in any criminal proceeding against them other than a prosecution under section 132, 136 or 137 of the Criminal Code.

Marginal note:Conditions

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  110 (1) The destruction of a controlled substance in a pharmacy may only be carried out by a pharmacist or pharmacy technician and if the following conditions are met:

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    (a) the destruction is witnessed by another person among the following:

    • (i) a pharmacist, pharmacy technician or intern, including one who is practising in a hospital,

    • (ii) a practitioner, or

    • (iii) any other health professional;

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    (b) the destruction is carried out in accordance with a method that complies with all federal, provincial and municipal environmental protection legislation applicable to the place of destruction; and

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    (c) immediately following the destruction, the person who carried out the destruction and the witness sign and date a joint declaration attesting that the controlled substance was destroyed, to which each signatory must add their name in printed letters.

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  Marginal note:Substance returned by individual

  (2) A pharmacist must, if the destruction of a controlled substance previously returned by an individual or particular person for the purposes of destruction was not carried out, sell or provide the substance to a licensed dealer specialized in destruction.

Marginal note:Substances ordered and received

111 A pharmacist who orders a controlled substance or a pharmacist or pharmacy technician who receives a controlled substance, other than one that has been previously returned by an individual or particular person for the purposes of destruction, must record the following information:

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  (a) their name;

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  (b) with respect to the person from whom the controlled substance is ordered or received, their name and, if applicable, title, as well as their municipal address;

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  (c) the date of the order or receipt;

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  (d) in the case of a controlled substance set out in any of Schedules 1 to 3, its name, form and quantity; and

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  (e) in the case of a finished product,

  • (i) its name or, if applicable, brand name, as well as the name of the controlled substance it contains,

  • (ii) its form, its strength, the number of containers and, if applicable, the number of units per container, and

  • (iii) its drug identification number, if any.

Marginal note:Substances sold — persons other than individuals

112 A pharmacist who sells or provides a controlled substance to a person, other than an individual referred to in section 113, must record the following information:

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  (a) the pharmacist’s name;

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  (b) with respect to the person, their name and, if applicable, title, as well as their municipal address;

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  (c) the date of the sale or provision;

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  (d) in the case of a controlled substance set out in any of Schedules 1 to 3, its name, form and quantity;

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  (e) in the case of a finished product,

  • (i) subject to subparagraph (iv), its name or, if applicable, brand name, as well as the name of the controlled substance it contains,

  • (ii) subject to subparagraph (iv), its form, its strength, the number of containers and, if applicable, the number of units per container,

  • (iii) subject to subparagraph (iv), its drug identification number, if any, and

  • (iv) if the finished product has been previously returned by an individual or particular person for the purposes of destruction, only the identifier marked on the collection container of the finished product and the number of collection containers; and

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  (f) if applicable, the reason for the emergency sale or provision.

Marginal note:Finished product sold — individuals

113 A pharmacist who sells or provides a finished product to an individual for their own use, for the use of another individual or for an animal must record the following information:

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  (a) the pharmacist’s name;

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  (b) the name of the individual who is named in the prescription or who is responsible for the animal identified in the prescription and, if applicable, the name of the animal;

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  (c) the name of the practitioner who issued the prescription, as well as the name and municipal address of the place where they practise;

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  (d) the number assigned to the prescription;

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  (e) the date of the sale or provision;

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  (f) with respect to the finished product,

  • (i) its name or, if applicable, brand name, as well as the name of the controlled substance it contains,

  • (ii) its form, its strength, the number of containers and, if applicable, the number of units per container, and

  • (iii) its drug identification number, if any; and

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  (g) if applicable, the number of times that the prescription may be refilled and, if specified, the intervals between refills.

Marginal note:Finished products compounded

114 A pharmacist or pharmacy technician who compounds a finished product must record the following information:

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  (a) their name;

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  (b) the name of the individual who is named in the prescription or who is responsible for the animal identified in the prescription and, if applicable, the name of the animal;

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  (c) the name of the practitioner who issued the prescription, as well as the name and municipal address of the place where they practise;

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  (d) the number assigned to the prescription;

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  (e) the date of compounding the finished product; and

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  (f) with respect to the finished product,

  • (i) its name, and

  • (ii) its form, strength, the number of containers and, if applicable, the number of units per container.

Marginal note:Controlled substance substitutions

115 A pharmacist who substitutes a controlled substance for another controlled substance identified in a prescription must record the following information:

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  (a) their name;

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  (b) the number assigned to the original prescription;

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  (c) the date of the substitution;

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  (d) the name of the controlled substance identified in the prescription; and

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  (e) the name of the substitute controlled substance.

Marginal note:Written orders and prescriptions

116 A pharmacist or pharmacy technician who receives a written order for a controlled substance or a written prescription from a practitioner must record the following information:

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  (a) the pharmacist’s or pharmacy technician’s name; and

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  (b) the date of the order or prescription and the date on which it was received.

Marginal note:Verbal orders and prescriptions

117 A pharmacist or pharmacy technician who receives a verbal order for a controlled substance or a verbal prescription must record the following information:

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  (a) their name;

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  (b) with respect to the person placing the order or issuing the prescription,

  • (i) in the case of an order from another pharmacist,

    • (A) their name and the name and municipal address of the place where they practise, and

    • (B) a declaration from the other pharmacist that they require the controlled substance for emergency purposes,

  • (ii) in the case of a prescription or order from a practitioner,

    • (A) their name and the name and municipal address of the place where they practise, and

    • (B) if it is an order, a declaration from the practitioner that they require the controlled substance for emergency purposes, or

  • (iii) in the case of an order from a hospital,

    • (A) its name and municipal address, as well as the name of the person permitted to place the order on its behalf, and

    • (B) a declaration from that person that the hospital requires the controlled substance for emergency purposes;

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  (c) the date of receipt of the order or prescription;

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  (d) in the case of a controlled substance set out in any of Schedules 1 to 3, its name, form and quantity;

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  (e) in the case of a finished product,

  • (i) its name or, if applicable, brand name, as well as the name of the controlled substance it contains,

  • (ii) its form, its strength, the number of containers and, if applicable, the number of units per container, and

  • (iii) its drug identification number, if any; and

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  (f) if applicable, the number of refills authorized in the prescription and, if specified, the interval between refills.

Marginal note:Prescriptions refilled and extended

118 A pharmacist who refills or extends a prescription must record the following information:

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  (a) their name;

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  (b) the number assigned to the original prescription;

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  (c) the date of the prescription refill or extension; and

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  (d) if applicable, the new expiration date of the extended prescription.