Food and Drug Regulations (C.R.C., c. 870)

Marginal note:Destruction elsewhere than at site

G.02.068 A licensed dealer that intends to destroy a controlled drug elsewhere than at the site specified in their licence must ensure that the following conditions are met:

• (a) the licensed dealer obtains the prior approval of the Minister;

• (b) the licensed dealer takes any measures that are necessary to ensure the security of the controlled drug while it is being transported in order to prevent its diversion to an illicit market or use;

• (c) the destruction is carried out by a person working for a business that specializes in the destruction of dangerous goods and in the presence of another person working for that business;

• (d) 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

• (e) as soon as the destruction is completed, the person who carried out the destruction provides the licensed dealer with a dated declaration attesting that the controlled drug was completely destroyed and containing

  • (i) the municipal address of the place of destruction,

  • (ii) the name and quantity of the controlled drug and, if applicable, the brand name and quantity of the product containing it or the name and quantity of the compound containing it,

  • (iii) the method of destruction,

  • (iv) the date of destruction, and

  • (v) the names in printed letters and signatures of that person and the other person who was present at the destruction.

Marginal note:Application for prior approval

• G.02.069 (1) A licensed dealer must submit to the Minister an application that contains the following information in order to obtain the Minister’s prior approval to destroy a controlled drug:

  • (a) their name, municipal address and dealer’s licence number;

  • (b) the proposed date of destruction;

  • (c) the municipal address of the place of destruction;

  • (d) a brief description of the method of destruction;

  • (e) if the destruction is to be carried out at the site specified in the dealer’s licence, the names of the persons proposed for the purpose of paragraph G.02.067(b) and information establishing that they meet the conditions of that paragraph;

  • (f) the name of the controlled drug and, if applicable, the brand name of the product containing it or the name of the compound containing it; and

  • (g) the form and quantity of the controlled drug or the product or compound containing it and, if applicable, the strength per unit of the controlled drug in the product or compound, the number of units per package and the number of packages.

• Marginal note:Signature and attestation

  (2) The application must

  • (a) be signed and dated by the qualified person in charge or an alternate qualified person in charge; and

  • (b) include an attestation by that person that

    • (i) the proposed method of destruction complies with all federal, provincial and municipal environmental protection legislation applicable to the place of destruction, and

    • (ii) all of the information submitted in support of the application is correct and complete to the best of the signatory’s knowledge.

• Marginal note:Additional information and documents

  (3) The licensed dealer must, not later than the date specified in the Minister’s written request to that effect, provide the Minister with any information or document that the Minister determines is necessary to complete the review of the application.

Marginal note:Approval

G.02.070 On completion of the review of the approval application, the Minister must approve the destruction of the controlled drug unless

• (a) in the case of a destruction that is to be carried out at the site specified in the dealer’s licence, the persons proposed for the purpose of paragraph G.02.067(b) do not meet the conditions of that paragraph;

• (b) the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the controlled drug would not be destroyed;

• (c) the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the licensed dealer has submitted false or misleading information or false or falsified documents in or in support of the approval application;

• (d) the controlled drug or a portion of it is required for the purposes of a criminal or administrative investigation or a preliminary inquiry, trial or other proceeding under any Act or its regulations; or

• (e) the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the approval would likely create a risk to public health or safety, including the risk of the controlled drug being diverted to an illicit market or use.

Documents

Marginal note:Method of recording information

G.02.071 A licensed dealer must record any information that they are required to record under this Part using a method that permits an audit of it to be made at any time.

Marginal note:Information — general

G.02.072 A licensed dealer must record the following information:

• (a) the name, form and quantity of any controlled drug that the dealer orders, the name of the person who placed the order on the dealer’s behalf and the date of the order;

• (b) the name, form and quantity of any controlled drug that the dealer receives, the name and municipal address of the person who sold or provided it and the date on which it was received;

• (c) in the case of a controlled drug that the dealer sells or provides,

  • (i) the brand name of the product or the name of the compound containing the controlled drug and the name of the controlled drug,

  • (ii) the drug identification number that has been assigned to the product under section C.01.014.2, if any,

  • (iii) the form and quantity of the controlled drug and, if applicable, the strength per unit of the controlled drug in the product or compound, the number of units per package and the number of packages,

  • (iv) the name and municipal address of the person to whom it was sold or provided, and

  • (v) the date on which it was sold or provided;

• (d) the name, form and quantity of any controlled drug that the dealer manufactures or assembles and the date on which it was placed in stock and, if applicable, the strength per unit of the controlled drug in the product or compound, the number of units per package and the number of packages;

• (e) the name and quantity of any controlled drug that the dealer uses in the manufacturing or assembling of a product or compound, as well as the brand name and quantity of the product or the name and quantity of the compound, and the date on which the product or compound was placed in stock;

• (f) the name, form and quantity of any controlled drug in stock at the end of each month;

• (g) the name, form and quantity of any controlled drug that the dealer delivers, transports or sends, the name and municipal address of the consignee and the date on which it was delivered, transported or sent;

• (h) the name, form and quantity of any controlled drug that the dealer imports, the date on which it was imported, the name and municipal address of the exporter, the country of exportation and any country of transit or transhipment; and

• (i) the name, form and quantity of any controlled drug that the dealer exports, the date on which it was exported, the name and municipal address of the importer, the country of final destination and any country of transit or transhipment.

Marginal note:Verbal order

G.02.073 A licensed dealer that receives a verbal order for a controlled drug listed in Part II or III of the schedule to this Part and sells or provides it to a pharmacist, practitioner or hospital employee must immediately record

• (a) the name of the person who placed the order;

• (b) the date on which the order was received; and

• (c) the name of the person recording the order.

Marginal note:Explainable loss of controlled drug

G.02.074 A licensed dealer that becomes aware of a loss of a controlled drug that can be explained on the basis of normally accepted business activities must record the following information:

• (a) the name of the lost controlled drug and, if applicable, the brand name of the product or the name of the compound containing it;

• (b) the form and quantity of the controlled drug and, if applicable, the form of the product or compound containing it, the strength per unit of the controlled drug in the product or compound, the number of units per package and the number of packages;

• (c) the date on which the dealer became aware of the loss; and

• (d) the explanation for the loss.

Marginal note:Destruction

G.02.075 A licensed dealer must record the following information concerning any controlled drug that they destroy at the site specified in their licence:

• (a) the municipal address of the place of destruction;

• (b) the name, form and quantity of the controlled drug and, if applicable, the brand name and quantity of the product containing the drug or the name and quantity of the compound containing the drug;

• (c) the method of destruction; and

• (d) the date of destruction.

Marginal note:Annual report

• G.02.076 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a licensed dealer must provide to the Minister, within three months after the end of each calendar year, an annual report that contains

  • (a) the name, form and total quantity of each controlled drug that they receive, produce, sell, provide, import, export or destroy during the calendar year, as well as the name and total quantity of each controlled drug that they use to manufacture or assemble a product or compound;

  • (b) the name, form and quantity of each controlled drug in physical inventory taken at the site specified in their licence at the end of the calendar year; and

  • (c) the name, form and quantity of any controlled drug that has been lost or stolen in the course of conducting activities during the calendar year.

• Marginal note:Non-renewal or revocation within first three months

  (2) If a licensed dealer’s licence expires without being renewed or is revoked during the first three months of a calendar year, the dealer must provide to the Minister

  • (a) within three months after the end of the preceding calendar year, the annual report in respect of that year; and

  • (b) within three months after the expiry or revocation, a report in respect of the portion of the current calendar year during which the licence was valid that contains the information referred to in subsection (1), in which the quantity in physical inventory is to be calculated as of the date of expiry or revocation.

• Marginal note:Non-renewal or revocation after third month

  (3) If a licensed dealer’s licence expires without being renewed or is revoked after the first three months of a calendar year, the dealer must provide to the Minister, within three months after the expiry or revocation, a report in respect of the portion of the calendar year during which the licence was valid that contains the information referred to in subsection (1) for that period, in which the quantity in physical inventory is to be calculated as of the date of expiry or revocation.

Marginal note:Retention period

G.02.077 A licensed dealer and a former licensed dealer must keep any document containing the information that they are required to record under this Part, including every declaration and a copy of every report, for a period of two years following the day on which the last record is recorded in the document and in a manner that permits an audit of the document to be made at any time.

Marginal note:Location

G.02.078 The documents must be kept

• (a) in the case of a licensed dealer, at the site specified in their licence; and

• (b) in the case of a former licensed dealer, at a location in Canada.

Marginal note:Quality of documents

G.02.079 The documents must be complete and readily retrievable and the information in them must be legible and indelible.

DIVISION 3Pharmacists

Record of Controlled Drugs Received

Marginal note:General information

• G.03.001 (1) A pharmacist, on receipt of a controlled drug from a licensed dealer or from another pharmacist, shall keep a record of the name and quantity of the controlled drug received by them, the name and address of the person who sold or provided it and the date it was received.

• Marginal note:Record

  (2) The record of information referred to in subsection (1) shall be kept

  • (a) in a manner that permits an audit to be made; and

  • (b) subject to subsection (3), in a book, register or similar record maintained exclusively for controlled drugs.

• Marginal note:Exception

  (3) The record of information referred to in subsection (1) may, with respect to a controlled drug listed in Part II or III of the schedule to this Part, be kept in a form other than that specified in paragraph (2)(b).

Sale of Controlled Drugs

Marginal note:No sale without prescription

G.03.002 No pharmacist shall, except as otherwise provided in this Part, sell or provide a controlled drug to any person unless the pharmacist has first been provided with a prescription for it, and

• (a) if the prescription is in writing, it has been signed and dated by the practitioner issuing the same and the signature of the practitioner where not known to the pharmacist, has been verified by him; or

• (b) if the prescription is given verbally, the pharmacist has taken reasonable precaution to satisfy himself that the person giving the prescription is a practitioner.