Food and Drug Regulations

C.01.048 (1) If a physician, dentist, veterinary surgeon or pharmacist registered and entitled to practise their profession in a province has signed an order specifying the proper name or common name, the brand name and the quantity of a drug, other than the following, the person who receives the order may distribute the drug as a sample to the physician, dentist, veterinary surgeon or pharmacist if the drug is labelled in accordance with these Regulations:

• (a) a narcotic as defined in the Narcotic Control Regulations;

• (b) a controlled drug as defined in subsection G.01.001(1);

• (c) a new drug in respect of which a notice of compliance has not been issued under section C.08.004; or

• (d) a prescription drug as defined in subsection 1(2) of the Cannabis Regulations.

(2) An order referred to in subsection (1) may provide that the order be repeated at specified intervals during any period not exceeding six months.