Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances Regulations

Marginal note:Transfer of prescription

• 54 (1) A pharmacist may transfer a prescription for a targeted substance to another pharmacist, except a prescription that has already been transferred.

• Marginal note:Additional information

  (2) Before a pharmacist sells or provides a targeted substance to an individual under a prescription transferred under subsection (1), the pharmacist must

  • (a) in the case of a verbal transfer, record the information required by subsection 51(3);

  • (b) in the case of a written transfer, have obtained from the transferring pharmacist a copy of

    • (i) the prescription written by the practitioner, or

    • (ii) the record made in accordance with subsection 51(3) of the practitioner’s verbal prescription; and

  • (c) in all cases, record

    • (i) the name and address of the transferring pharmacist,

    • (ii) the number of authorized refills remaining and, if applicable, the specified interval between refills, and

    • (iii) the date of the last refill.

• Marginal note:Records — transferring pharmacist

  (3) A pharmacist who transfers a prescription under subsection (1) must record the date of the transfer, the name of the pharmacist to whom the prescription was transferred, the name and address of the pharmacy where that pharmacist practises and, if applicable, the number of refills that are being transferred.