January/February 2009 - Ontario College of Pharmacists

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The mission of the Ontario College of Pharmacists is
to regulate the practice of pharmacy, through
the participation of the public and the
profession, in accordance with standards of
practice which ensure that pharmacists
provide the public with quality
pharmaceutical service and care.
Council Members
Council Members for Districts 1-17 are listed below according to District number. PM indicates a public member appointed by the
Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council. DFP indicates the Dean of the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto.
DSP indicates the Director, School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo.
1 Joseph Hanna
2 Elaine Akers
3 Sherif Guorgui
4 Tracey Phillips
5 Donald Organ
6 Fayez Kosa
7 Tracy Wiersema
8 Saheed Rashid
9 Bonnie Hauser
10 Gerald Cook
11 Christopher Leung
12 Peter Gdyczynski
13 Sanjiv Maindiratta
14 Stephen Clement
15 Gregory Purchase
16 Doris Nessim
17 Shelley McKinney
PM Joinal Abdin
PM Thomas Baulke
PM Corazon dela Cruz
PM Babek Ebrahimzadeh
PM David Hoff
PM Margaret Irwin
PM Javaid Khan
PM Lewis Lederman
PM Aladdin Mohaghegh
PM Gitu Parikh
DFP Wayne Hindmarsh
DSP Jake Thiessen
Statutory Committees
• Executive
• Accreditation
• Complaints
• Discipline
• Fitness to Practice
• Patient Relations
• Quality Assurance
• Registration
Standing Committees
• Communications
• Finance
• Professional Practice
Special Committees
• Standards of Practice Working Group
• Pharmacy Technicians Working Group
College Staff
Office of the Registrar and Deputy Registrar/
Director of Professional Development
Pharmacy Connection Editor x 241
ltodd@ocpinfo.com
Office of the Director of Finance
and Administration x 263
bhsu@ocpinfo.com
Office of the Director of
Professional Practice x 236
sjackson@ocpinfo.com
Registration Programs x 250
jsantiago@ocpinfo.com
Structured Practical Training Programs x 297
vgardner@ocpinfo.com
Investigations and Resolutions x 274
cfernandes@ocpinfo.com
Continuing Education Programs and
Continuing Competency Programs x 273
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Pharmacy Openings/Closings,
Pharmacy Sales/Relocation
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Registration and Membership Information:
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Pharmacy Technician Programs:
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Publications x 229
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contents
Pharmacists’ Annual Renewal 10
CE Coordinators Role Description 18
Thank you Preceptors 22
Annual Statistics 30
page 7
page 10
page 18
regular features
Registrar’s Message 4
Editor’s Message 6
Council Report 7
Pharmacy Technician Q&A 12
Bulletin Board 13
Registration Q&A 14
Practice Q&A 15
Focus on Error Prevention - Pediatric Dosages 16
Health Canada Notices 17
Staying Informed about Pharmacy Technician Regulation 19
Deciding on Discipline 20
CE Resources 29
Laws & Regulations 31
pharmacyconnection
January/February 2009 July • August Volume 200816 • Number Volume 115 • Number 4
The objectives of Pharmacy Connection are to communicate information on College activities and policies; encourage dialogue and to discuss issues of
interest with pharmacists; and to promote the pharmacist’s role among our members, allied health professions and the public.
We publish six times a year, in January, March, May, July, September and November. We welcome original manuscripts (that promote the objectives of the
journal) for consideration. The Ontario College of Pharmacists reserves the right to modify contributions as appropriate. Please contact the Associate Editor
for publishing requirements.
We also invite you to share your comments, suggestions, or criticisms by letter to the Editor. Letters considered for reprinting must include the author’s
name, address and telephone number. The opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent the views or official position of the Ontario
College of Pharmacists.
Tracy Wiersema, R.Ph., B.Sc.Phm.
President
Deanna Williams, R.Ph., B.Sc.Phm., C.Dir., CAE
Registrar
Della Croteau, R.Ph., B.S.P., M.C.Ed.
Editor, Deputy Registrar,
Director of Professional Development
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Associate Editor
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egistrar’s message
Deanna Williams, R.Ph., B.Sc. Phm., C.Dir., CAE
Registrar
“Report recommends pharmacists be
granted the authority to prescribe!”
Happy New Year! This news, which
came in late November with the public
release of the Health Professions Regulatory
Advisory Council (HPRAC)’s
Report on Scope of Practice in the
health professions was thrilling to many
and concerning to others.
As you know, Pharmacy is one of
several health professions engaged
over the past year in consultations
with the Health Professions Regulatory
Advisory Council (HPRAC) respecting
its “Scope of Practice” review
and most recently its review on
“Non-Physician Prescribing and Use
of drugs”. Over the summer many of
you participated in the College’s series
of webcasts to better understand
the details of the College’s submission
on scope of practice and the tremendous
feedback and support that pharmacists
provided back to HPRAC was
great. The HPRAC report and recommendations
respecting the Scope
of Practice for Pharmacy are now public,
and can be found through the following
link: http://www.health.gov.
on.ca/english/public/pub/ministry_
reports/hprac_08/3_hprac_interpro_
p2_20080900.pdf
We would encourage you to look at
the report. Comments are invited back
to the Ministry by January 30, 2009.
...we believe all pharmacists have the knowledge, skills
and ability to appropriately exercise their professional
judgement respecting any prescriptions they receive.
The College is extremely pleased
that HPRAC supported the proposed
wording amendments to Pharmacy’s
scope of practice statement to recognize
and include the important role
pharmacists play in medication therapy
management. HPRAC has also
recommended pharmacists be able
to administer substances by both injection
and inhalation to facilitate the
provision of education and information
to patients and their agents, and that
pharmacists be permitted to pierce the
tissue below the dermis ( finger pricking)
when using glucose monitoring devices
to demonstrate proper use and/or
to monitor blood glucose levels in collaborative
practices.
Most significant is HPRAC’s recommendation
that pharmacists be granted
prescribing authority. The College
is very pleased with the recommendations
which clearly demonstrate a
recognition of the high level of training
and unique expertise that pharmacists
possess. There are two key parts to
HPRAC’s recommendation respecting
prescribing for pharmacists and it’s
important that we understand the distinction.
The first part of “prescribing”
would involve modifying, adapting and/
or extending an already written prescription
that is based on an alreadymade
and communicated diagnosis by
another practitioner. These are the activities
that the College initially proposed
be included within the current
controlled act of “dispensing “(without
further authorization) because they do
not involve initiation of a new prescription
by a pharmacist. The second part
of “prescribing” HPRAC recommends
would involve pharmacists initiating
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new prescriptions for certain Schedule
l drugs for minor ailments.
There is a significant difference
between a pharmacist “modifying,
adapting or extending an already written/existing
prescription” and a pharmacist
“initiating a prescription for a
Schedule l drug “, whether for a minor
ailment or not. We resist making the
distinction at our peril. Differentiating
between the two will be especially important
going forward, and identifying
who can do what, and within what
terms and conditions.
To maintain some consistency
amongst the various health professions
who prescribe now and in the future,
HPRAC is proposing the creation of
specific drug lists, or lists of drug classes/categories
that respective professions
would be able to prescribe. The
College does not support the need for
a defined list of drugs or drug classes or
categories for those prescribing activities
associated with medication therapy
management-modifying, adapting,
or extending already-written prescriptions.
With the exception of narcotic
and controlled substances where we
could support an exception, we believe
all pharmacists have the knowledge,
skills and ability to appropriately exercise
their professional judgement respecting
any prescriptions they receive.
Confining pharmacists to a specific or
limited list of drugs when exercising
professional judgement respecting prescriptions
already written by another
practitioner would be counterproductive
, and in our view, would seriously
limit the pharmacists ability and effectiveness
in managing medication therapy
for their patients
The College could consider a defined
list more appropriate for pharmacists
or any emerging prescribing
professionals who initiate drug therapy.
The College is concerned that
all pharmacists do not currently have
the necessary training, competency
or confidence to conduct the level of
assessment needed before initiating
a prescription drug for any ailment.
Our public protection mandate leads
us to proceed more cautiously in supporting
pharmacist initiation of Schedule
l drugs- first ensuring that additional
education and training was available
and mandatory for all pharmacists
and then working with educators,
pharmacists and other professions to
determine which ailments and drugs
could appropriately and safely be routinely
initiated by pharmacists.
These are very exciting times! While
ongoing and often competing economic
challenges facing the retail businesses
where Pharmacy is commonly practiced
may continue, there are before
pharmacists now unprecedented and
tremendous opportunities that we
must, as a health care profession embrace
with enthusiasm but also with
the respectful caution that is needed
to optimize the care of your patients in
a safe, responsible way- the future of
our profession depends on this. Be assured
that the College will continue to
do its part to ensure all pharmacists are
able to work to their fullest ability and
scope- the rest is up to you.
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editor’s message
Della Croteau, R.Ph., B.S.P., M.C.Ed.
Deputy Registrar/Director of Professional Development
A
pharmacist is a pharmacist
is a pharmacist. That is
what our provincial governments
are telling us through the upcoming
Agreement on Internal Trade
revisions. Next year, a licensed pharmacist,
or any licensed professional for
that matter, will be able to move from
province to province according to the
AIT. This means there will be no retraining
or re-examination of professionals
when moving from province to
province, except where necessary for
public protection.
On one hand the College will be expected
to readily license pharmacists
who are already licensed in another
province. On the other hand, the College
is also responsible for making sure
that every pharmacist who practices in
Ontario is currently competent to practice
and meet the standards of practice.
No matter where a pharmacist practices
it is the responsibility of each of us
Next year, a licensed pharmacist, or any licensed
professional for that matter, will be able to move
from province to province according to the AIT...
as professionals to have plan in place for
continuing education to keep us current
in our areas of practice.
That is not as simple as it used to
be. In the past, many pharmacists have
been comforted by the fact that they
did 15 or 20 continuing education units
(CEUs) per year. But think of it – medical
and drug information is renewing itself
every 5 to 10 years! And the profession
is expanding its scope so that pharmacists
will now be using their medication
knowledge is more accountable
way – through adapting, modifying and
extending prescriptions. How can we
keep up with 20 CEUs per year?
The College has a requirement for
every pharmacist to keep a record of
their continuous learning. The On-line
CPD portal gives each pharmacist an
opportunity to self-assess their knowledge
and skills, and to build a learning
portfolio which will keep them current
with issues in their daily practice. As
well, the OCP website contains several
options for continuing education
which pharmacists can access on a
regular basis. The CPD portal, recently
launched, is now available to all pharmacists
to use as a tool for continuous
professional development. We also encourage
you to plan your learning for
the year in anticipation of an expanded
scope. Check the OCP website for opportunities
for continuing professional
development in your area and on-line.
With the AIT agreement, and the
review of scope of practice in Ontario,
every pharmacists in Ontario will be
accountable for demonstrating their
knowledge and skills at a new level.
Make 2009 the year for increased
professional development and professional
renewal.
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council report
DECEMBER 2008
Council Approves Proposed
Amendments To The
General Operating By-Law
The amendments to the Regulated
Health Professions Act, which will
come into force on June 2009 as part
of the Health System Improvements Act
(HSIA), include changes to the section
of the Procedural Code that pertain
to the Register. Accordingly, Council
discussed and approved amendments
to Article I (Definitions), Article XII
(Register) and Article XIII (Filing of Information
by Pharmacists, Pharmacies
and Health Profession Corporations)
of the by-law. These amendments expand
the list of information that the
public must have access to and direct
that all the information on the Register
(as stipulated in the Code as well
as other information to be maintained
in the Register in accordance with our
by-laws) shall be posted on the College’s
website.
Furthermore, there was agreement
that the College will interpret
the Health System Improvements Act
(HSIA) Register amendments to require
the College to continue to have
available to the public the results of the
discipline and incapacity proceedings
that are on the public Register as of
June 3, 2009 but not to include in the
Register as of June 4, 2009, results of
discipline and incapacity proceedings
which have been removed as of June
3, 2009. This interpretation of the
HSIA amendments is consistent with
the position of other Health Colleges.
For more detailed information
respecting these amendments, please
refer to the website at www.ocpinfo.
com
As required by the regulations,
feedback is being sought and
members of the College are requested
to direct comments by February 23,
2009 to: Connie Campbell, Director
of Finance and Administration, -
ccampbell@ocpinfo.com
Capital Budget Approved
As reported in the previous issue of
Pharmacy Connection, at its meeting
in September, Council agreed to defer
approval of a capital budget for building
and leaseholds pending consultation
to determine how the current
facilities owned and operated by the
College could be reconfigured to increase
the utility and efficiency.
This spring, on the recommendation
of the Building Committee, the
College contracted the services of
Mayhew Workspaceworks, a real-estate
and design firm to undertake an
objective analysis of the space needs
and expectations. Upon confirming
the importance of the existing facilities
to the organization, they explored
the concept of utilizing the
current space in a different way and
have recommended an approach that
would incorporate alternate work arrangements,
including telecommuting
into the College’s operations.
Following a comprehensive interactive
process, involving all levels of
management and staff, Mahew made
recommendations respecting conversion
of the space and the business
processes. Levels of telecommuting
were established for all existing job
functions at the College with criteria
attached to each. A two year transition
period is proposed to evolve both
the physical facility at 483 Huron
Street as well as the technological
supports for operations to enable
the majority of the operations to be
undertaken at home office locations.
Based on these recommendations,
Council approved an expenditure of
$1,800,000 for transitioning internal
College operations to a telecommuting
platform ($1.3 million – facility related;
$0.5 million for work process
conversion).
The transition is aimed at maintaining
or improving services provided
by the College as the need to accelerate
on-line services for staff translates
to increased on-line services for the
public, members and other stakeholders.
Although many other business
sectors have moved to telecommuting
as a means of providing flexibility
for staffing while reducing overhead
costs for facility related expenses,
our College was commended for its
leadership among regulatory agencies
in pursuing this option.
For the next two years, it is anticipated
that the space at 186 St.
George would be utilized to temporarily
hold staff dislocated from their
workspace at 483 during construction.
As we progress through the
transformation of the 483 space, the
Finance Committee will consider the
appropriate action with respect to
property on St. George Street.
Submissions Update
In early October, this College,
together with other regulated health
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council report
colleges and professional associations
whose members may prescribe
or administer drugs as part of their
practice, were invited by HPRAC to
a briefing respecting their review of
Non-Physician Prescribing and Administration
of Drugs under the Regulated
Health Professions Act and
were invited to submit comments respecting
this matter by November 12,
2008.
While much of the information
previously submitted in the “Scope
of Practice for Pharmacy” documents
applies to this review as well in this
new review, the College focuses on
the actual activities required for pharmacists
to fully realize their roles in
Medication Therapy Management,
namely adapting, modifying and extending
prescriptions, and administering
drugs by inhalation and injection.
In mid November, the Hon. David
Caplan, Minister of Health and
Long-Term Care of Ontario released
Health Professions Regulatory Advisory
Council’s (HPRAC) Interim
Report to the Minister of Health and
Long-Term Care on Mechanisms to
Facilitate and Support Interprofessional
Collaboration among Health
Colleges and Regulated Health Professionals:
Phase ll, Part l. In this report,
HPRAC has included its report
and recommendations respecting
the scope of practice review of four
regulated health professions, namely,
Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Midwifery,
and Dietetics.
The key recommendations included
in the report are as follows:
Support of a Scope of Practice Statement
(HPRAC has supported the
College’s proposals respecting adding
the pharmacist’s role in Medication
Therapy Management. HPRAC
has also changed “provision of information
relating to…..” to “providing
education relating to their use”).
Support of the addition of four new
Controlled Acts (HPRAC has supported
the addition of four new controlled
or authorized acts, subject to
terms and conditions proposed by
the College. These include: prescribing,
skin pricking, administration of a
substance by injection and administration
of a substance by inhalation).
HPRAC further recommends that
pharmacists have the authority to initiate
prescriptions for minor ailments
and for smoking cessation. Furthermore,
pharmacists will now be authorized
to order laboratory tests for
Medication Therapy Management
and monitoring purposes.
HPRAC did not support pharmacists
being authorized to perform
routine injections or immunizations;
or being authorized to initiate therapy
for travel prophylaxis to prescribe
Schedule ll and lll drugs solely for purposes
of reimbursement under an insurance
plan.
Council was extremely pleased
with the recommendations put
forth by HPRAC and appreciates
HPRAC’s recognition respecting the
high level of training and education
pharmacists in Ontario possess.
The Ministry of Health and Long-
Term Care has invited comments by
the end of January, 2009 and, to this
end, Council has directed that with
respect to the recommendation respecting
the establishment of lists of
specific drugs-categories or classes,
the College indicate our support of a
list of defined drug classes or categories
ONLY where pharmacists initiate
prescriptions for Schedule l drugs.
Council also expressed strong support
of the inclusion of objects of the
College to ensure collaboration between
professions but does not support
the mandatory inclusion of other
professions on our Pharmacy Standards
Committee. The College will
however, indicate our commitment to
obtaining and utilizing the input and
expertise of those professions who
currently prescribe and perform lab
tests as we go forward in developing
and establishing practice standards to
support pharmacists in the new authorized
acts and scope of practice.
CPSO Dispensing Policy
Endorsed
The College of Physicians and Surgeons
of Ontario (CPSO), in collaboration
with this College, has developed
a policy on dispensing for
those physicians who dispense drugs,
or who are considering adding dispensing
to their practice. Council endorsed
the proposed policy, noting
that both the Professional Practice
and the Executive Committees were
of the opinion that physicians be held
to the same standard as pharmacists
with respect to the controlled act of
dispensing in order to ensure public
safety.
Advertising Regulations
Upheld
Following the release of a report by
the Competition Bureau as it related
to the Pharmacy profession, the
College undertook a review of the
current advertising regulation to determine
whether any revisions or
amendments are appropriate.
The College’s current advertising
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egulation, made under both the
Pharmacy Act and the Drug and Pharmacies
Regulation Act (DPRA), were
reviewed at length by the College’s
Professional Practice Committee and
also debated extensively at Council,
with the conclusion that the current
provisions of the advertising regulation
are appropriate and should be
retained.
In particular, the public members
of Council expressed serious concerns
respecting the advertising of individual
prescription products as currently
occurs in the USA and strongly
believe it is not in the public interest
to permit pharmacists to advertise
sole prescription products to the public
as loss leaders. While the current
requirement to include at least 15 different
drugs, 10 of which each belong
to a different classification may appear
onerous, there was strong consensus
that this requirement actually
protects the public from a pharmacy
pushing or promoting one Rx product
over another. Further, it was suggested
that this may actually encourage
competition while supporting
the public in making their choices respecting
the provision of pharmacy
services in accordance with the level
of pharmaceutical service and care
provided rather than on price of product
alone.
Library Requirements For
Pharmacies
Council endorsed a recommendation
made by the Accreditation Committee
to add a new reference from MediResource,
Patient Connect DDI
to the patient counselling category
and is in agreement with the Accreditation
Committee that it would
be beneficial to members in their care
of patients. Current library requirements
can be found on the College’s
website at www.ocpinfo.com
Ait/Labour Mobility
Council received for information a
comprehensive presentation by officials
from the Ministry of Training
Colleges and University respecting
AIT and Ontario-Quebec labour
mobility agreements. Included in the
presentation was a review of the process
for implementing the two agreements,
including key milestones and
timing. An overview of the key elements
of the AIT and implications for
regulatory bodies was also provided.
Following the presentation and after
extensive discussion, Council recommended
that staff prepare and provide
to the Ministry, a business case
that demonstrates why this College’s
requirements for a jurisprudence
exam and an International Pharmacy
Graduate program should be considered
necessary and valid requirements
for labour mobility.
To this end, it was noted that NA-
PRA, the National Association of
Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities,
is working concomitantly with the
regulatory authorities on the Mutual
Recognition Agreement (MRA)
which will also serve to ensure labour
mobility of pharmacists in Canada.
The Agreement, which establishes
the conditions under which a pharmacist
who is licensed/registered in
one Canadian jurisdiction will have his
/her qualifications recognized in another
Canadian jurisdiction, will support
and enhance the federal agreements
for the profession.
Remote Dispensing/
E-Prescribing
Council considered a legal opinion
as to whether the current provisions
of the DPRA (Drug and Pharmacies
Regulation Act) permit remote
dispensing and e-prescribing and
agreed with the Executive Committee’s
recommendation that this matter
be referred, including the issue of
any amendments that would need
to be made to the DPRA, to the Accreditation
Committee for further
consideration, and further that recommendations
respecting any legislative/regulatory
amendments to be
brought back to Council for further
discussion.
Strategic Plan Update
Progress continues towards meeting
the goals and objectives set out in the
Strategic Plan and Council received
the progress report of action taken by
all College areas since the September
Council Meeting. It was noted that
activities set in March 2006 are expected
to reach completion in 2009
when Council will embark upon a
new Strategic Plan. The College has
engaged the services of Ms. Elinor
Caplan to facilitate this process and
a report from this Strategic Planning
Retreat will be presented to Council
in June 2009 for ratification.
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online renewal
Pharmacists’ Annual Renewal due
Pharmacists’ fees for 2009 are:
Part A pharmacists’ fee $564.81 ($537.91 + $26.90 GST)
Part B pharmacists’ fee $282.40 ($268.95 + 13.45 GST)
The pharmacist annual renewal has moved online!
No form will be mailed to you, however email reminders
will be sent. Please ensure the College has your current
email address. Please refer to the attached brochure for
more information on how to complete your online renewal.
their behalf. The new online process will guide all pharmacists,
regardless of payment method, through the information
requiring verification and/or updating. We have been
in contact with the pharmacy chains and worked out a
process whereby the Confirmation of Information Renewal
submitted to them by a pharmacist will suffice as notification
that a pharmacist has completed the information renewal
portion of their annual renewal. Employers will, in
turn, provide a list to the College of all of these pharmacists
when submitting payment.
Information Renewal – Step 1
• To begin your online renewal, go to www.ocpinfo.com,
click on the Member Login button(as seen above).
• Enter your User ID (your OCP number) and your
password.
The first time you login and until you change it, your
password is the last six digits of your social insurance number.
After your initial log in, we encourage you to change
your password. Once you have successfully logged in,
click on Pharmacist Renewal on the left hand side of the
screen. Once you complete and submit this first step of
your renewal, print/save a copy of your Confirmation of
Information Renewal.
After a review of our renewal processes, we realized
that many people were not taking advantage of completing
their renewal online because they preferred to pay by
cheque or their pharmacy was paying their renewal on
Payment – Step 2
• On-Line
Payment by Credit Card or INTERAC can be made
online in a secure environment digitally protected by
Moneris .
• by Cheque
Your Confirmation of Information Renewal must be printed
and returned along with a cheque made payable to
the “Ontario College of Pharmacists” or “OCP”. Write
your OCP number on the front of your cheque and make
sure your cheque is signed. All unsigned cheques will be
returned for signature. NSF cheques are treated as late
and incur both a late penalty fee and a $20 NSF service
charge.
• by Employer
Your Confirmation of Information Renewal must be printed
and submitted to your employer as confirmation that
you have completed the first step of your renewal.
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March 10, 2009
Late Payments
Late payments are subject to a late fee of $105 ($100 + $5
GST) (if paid within 30 days after the due date) or $157.50
(if paid more than 30 days after the due date). This includes
cheques that are received early but postdated after
March 10, 2008. Late payments are not processed until
the late payment fee has been received.
Move from Part A to Part B of
the College’s Register
To elect to Part B of the College register please send an
email to ocpclientservices@ocpinfo.com indicating your
desire to move to Part B of the register. Pharmacists in
Part B of the register are not required to obtain personal
professional liability insurance or participate in practice review.
The renewal fee for a Part B pharmacist is $282.40.
Member Emeritus
Any pharmacist who has practiced continually in good
standing in Ontario and/or other jurisdictions for at least
25 years can voluntarily resign from the Register and
make an application for the Member Emeritus designation.
Members Emeritus are not permitted to practice
pharmacy in Ontario but will be added to the roll of persons
so designated, receive a certificate and continue to
receive Pharmacy Connection at no charge.
Once you have completed your information filing
online and your payment has been processed,
your wallet card and income tax receipt will be
mailed to your residence.
Personal Professional
Liability Insurance
Mandatory for Part A pharmacists
It is a mandatory requirement of your annual renewal to
update the details of your personal professional liability
insurance. You will be able to update your insurance
information while completing your online renewal. The
list of insurance products and broker organizations that
satisfy the criteria prescribed in College by-law is listed
below. Members should be cautious if considering any
other insurance products. If your insurance product is not
on the pre-approved list you will be required to provide
the College with additional details of your policy. It is the
member’s responsibility to ensure that they have
compliant insurance and that their insurance is fully
portable regardless of their employment status.
At this time, we can confirm that the following insurance
products and organizations satisfy the criteria prescribed
in College by-law:
• Ontario Pharmacist’s Association
- AON Reed Stenhouse
• Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists
- The Insurers Financial Group
• Aviva Canada - This product is available through multiple
insurance brokers across Ontario and through specific
agreements with various pharmacy groups/networks.
The list of brokers includes but is not limited to:
• Cockburn & Sons
• Palermo
• Pilot
• Pottruff & Smith
• Sound Insurance
• Unison
• Willis
• Gellatly Insurance Limited
- The Economical Insurance Group
• HKMB Hub International
– Chubb Insurance
• McCaslin Horne Insurance Brokers Inc.
– Grain Insurance (Pharmaguard Individual
MalPractice Liability)
• Pottruff and Smith
– Aviva, ING, Lombard
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11

pharmacy technician Q&A
Susan James
Project Director, Pharmacy Technician Regulation
QI understand that when I register with the College
there is an annual fee that I will have to pay. Can
you tell me what the fee is, what it is for, and what
benefit I will receive in return for this fee?
Yes, there is an annual registration fee that all members of
the College must pay. The current proposal is that Pharmacy
Technicians should pay a fee that is two thirds of what
pharmacists pay. Based on the current fee structure, the
amount would be $358.57.
This fee is not set in relation to the profession’s earning
potential, but is based on the costs associated with self-regulation.
These costs include activities such as registering new
members, maintaining a continuing competency program,
ensuring there are standards of practice, and investigating
and resolving any practice concerns that are brought forward.
In fact, there is an argument to be made that the fee
should be consistent for all members of the College. In setting
the fee, however, the Council considered that the scope
of practice for pharmacy technicians is not as broad as that
of a pharmacist in Part A of the register.
It is difficult to describe the benefit of paying these fees.
To be a regulated professional means one has an exclusive
right and privilege to use the title of the profession and to
perform a function for society that others are not permitted
to do. A registered pharmacy technician will have the authority
and independent accountability to perform the technical
functions related to dispensing and compounding of
drugs. As a member of a self-regulated profession, you have
the added privilege of being held to account by a body of
your peers, as opposed to others who may not be familiar
with the realities of professional practice.
QWhen I become registered with the College, will
I also have to purchase professional liability
insurance, as pharmacists do?
It has not been proposed that pharmacy technicians be required
to maintain personal professional liability insurance
(as is now required for pharmacists and interns). Up until
last year, pharmacists were not required to have personal
coverage, because they were covered under the policies at
their place of employment. The new requirement for pharmacists
and interns to have their own policy relates to the
expanding roles and new environments that pharmacists are
working in, and their need for coverage to be more mobile.
At this time, it is expected that pharmacy technicians will be
covered within their place of employment, just as pharmacists
were in the past. The College will continue to monitor
this expectation and make adjustments if needed.
Although it is not required, the College strongly recommends
personal professional liability insurance for all members.
At a minimum, pharmacy technicians should confirm
that they are covered by their employer.
QI passed the certification exam several years ago.
What benefit has that actually given me since I
am still required to complete the bridging education
program and entry-to-practice and jurisprudence
exams to become registered with the College?
The certification exam was put into place to address a concern
that pharmacists expressed regarding the diversity of
training programs for pharmacy technicians. With applicants
for pharmacy technician positions having trained on
the job, at a private career college, or at a community college,
employers were unsure how to compare among them.
Pharmacy technicians who achieved certification demonstrated
they had at least the consistent level of knowledge
required to pass the exam. Over time, many employers
came to rely on the certification as a requirement to demonstrate
an applicant was qualified for the job. Individuals
who maintained their certification also demonstrated a
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commitment to continuing education.
Those pharmacy technicians who have completed the
certification exam have the advantage of satisfying the first
requirement for registration, having already demonstrated
that they also have the knowledge necessary to enter the
bridging education program.
The College also considers those who have achieved and
maintained their certification over the years as leaders in
the profession. Through their commitment, these individuals
helped demonstrate the profession’s readiness for selfregulation.
We believe this is another important benefit of
your certification.
bulletin board
The College bid a fond farewell to Carol Culhane, Administrative
Assistant in the Continuing Competence program.
Carol had been with the College since 2005 and has decided
to focus her efforts on her Shiatsu practice and teaching.
Kathy Vesterfelt joined the College at the beginning of December
as the Senior Policy Advisor for the College. Kathy
is an Ontario pharmacy graduate with experience in hospital
and community pharmacy, and for the past nine years
has worked at Health Canada in a variety of roles including
that of Policy Analyst and Project Manager.
Most recently she was the Acting Manager of the Evaluation
and Authorization Division of the Office of Controlled
Substances where she worked on, among other things, the
exemption for pharmacists providing methadone. Kathy has
also been a Teaching Associate at U of T (Faculty of Pharmacy)
and a consultant for Health Canada in the First Nations
and Inuit Health Branch.
Margaret Poon has recently joined the College as the Records
and Information Analyst. Margaret has 20 years of
records management experience having worked with the
City of Toronto for over thirteen years and then moved to
another regulatory College where she spent over five years
as their Manager, Information Management, responsible for
records management, library, intranet and statistics. Margaret
has her BA in Economics and Mathematics and her
Masters of Library Sciences.
Dean Saeidvafa joined the College at the beginning of December
as the Help Desk Specialist. Dean has more than 12
years of extensive experience in desktop support, operating
systems and applications support. Dean has a B. Sc. in
Applied Computational and Mathematical Science, his certification
as a Microsoft Certified System Engineer and his
diploma as Information Technology Professional.
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13

egistration Q&A
Chris Schillemore, R.Ph., B.Sc.Phm. M.Ed.
Manager, Registration Programs
I successfully completed my Pharmacy degree at
Q the University of Toronto Unfortunately, I failed
one part of the PEBC Qualifying Exam. I thought I
needed the exam before starting internship. Can you
clarify when I can start my internship training?
One requirement for starting internship is the completion
of an undergraduate pharmacy program accredited by the
Canadian Council for the Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs.
OCP must confirm that you have the following:
1. successful completion of your U of T Pharmacy
program
2. a preceptor who meets the structured practical training
(spt) preceptor criteria
3. a training site that meets the spt site criteria
4. appropriate documentation, and
5. personal professional liability insurance.
Once we notify you that you have met these requirements,
you are entitled to start your internship training.
The PEBC Qualifying Exam, Parts I & II is not necessary
for internship, but must be completed before you can be
registered as a pharmacist. For more information on preceptor
and site criteria, go to www.ocp.info.com and click
on licensing> training and assessments>spt.
QI am an internationally trained pharmacist who
went to a panel of the Registration Committee
to request an exemption from studentship. It seems
unfair to me that the College allows U of T students
to start internship without the PEBC Qualifying Exam,
Parts I & II but that international pharmacy graduates
are required to pass the exam before going to a panel
Could you explain why I am being treated differently?
The key point here is not that you are an international pharmacy
graduate, but that you are requesting an exemption
from one of the entry-to-practice requirements, namely,
studentship. For international pharmacy graduates, studentship
is comprised of two elements: completion of 16
weeks of the IPG (International Pharmacy Graduate) Program,
plus 16 weeks of structured practical training at the
student level.
International pharmacy graduates, who have successfully
completed the IPG program and have completed structured
practical training are treated the same as graduates
of the B.Sc. Phm program at the University of Toronto,
and may start their internship without the PEBC Qualifying
Exam. However, everyone is required to successfully
complete both parts of the PEBC Qualifying Exam in order
to be licensed.
A panel of the Registration committee would require
some supporting evidence to grant an exemption from the
IPG program or a reduction in studentship. The successful
completion of the PEBC Qualifying Exam, Parts I & II is a
key piece of evidence panels have considered in the past.
Additional information may include any Canadian experience
you have had working as a pharmacy technician. For
more information on exemptions, go to www.ocp.info.com
and click on licensing> member registration> registration
panel requests.
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practice Q&A
Greg Ujiye, R.Ph., B.Sc.Phm.
Professional Practice Advisor
QThere are several drugs listed in the National
Drug Schedules, Schedule I that do not have a
“Pr” symbol written on the upper left corner of the
label of the prescription bottle. Are these considered
prescription drugs?
Yes. Ontario adopted the National Drug Scheduling System
in 1999, replacing provincial schedules with the National
Drug Schedules, and all drugs listed in Schedule I require a
prescription in order to sell.
The “Pr” symbol found on many Schedule F drugs is
unique to the Food and Drugs Act (FDA) and is required by
section C.01.004 (b)(i) for drugs listed Part C and D of the
Regulations to the FDA. Schedule F is included in Part C.
All the drugs listed in Schedule F of the FDA are listed as
Schedule I drugs in the National Drug Schedules. Any drug
not listed in Schedule F of the FDA is reviewed by the National
Drug Scheduling Advisory Committee to determine
the level of intervention and advice necessary for the safe,
effective use of that drug, and then placed in the appropriate
schedule. The most common examples are muciprocin
(Bactroban®) and quinine capsules.
The above question has been updated and originally appeared
in the Pharmacy Connection, July-Aug 2001
QWhen the National Drug Scheduling Advisory
Committee approves a change in schedule,
i.e., a Schedule I drug moves to Schedule II or III,
or becomes unscheduled, is there a period of time
before this change is effective in Ontario?
No. Ontario uses the National Drug Schedules as its
provincial drug schedule and they are embedded in the
Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act. This means that Ontario,
in effect, schedules by reference. When the NDSAC
approves a drug schedule or a drug schedule change, the
change takes effect immediately in Ontario.
QCan a pharmacist deliver a Schedule II narcotic
preparation such as acetaminophen with
codeine 1/8 gr?
A pharmacist can deliver any Schedule II product, provided
that he or she has met the requirements for sale of a Schedule
II product. The pharmacist must be satisfied that the
sale is appropriate prior to approving it for delivery.
The Executive Officer issued a notice on Oct 2,
2008 (BBS #8085) notifying pharmacists of the
termination of the existing HNS agreement, effective
Jan. 15, 2009, and issuance of a new agreement.
Failure to execute the new agreement will result
in the suspension of that pharmacy operator’s
account on Jan. 15, 2009. Questions about the new
agreement can be directed to the ODB by e-mail to
PublicDrugPrgrms.moh@ontario.ca
Please monitor your BBS notices and notices from
the Ontario Pharmacists’ Association (OPA) to
ensure your ODB account is not suspended.
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focus on error prevention
Pediatric dosages
Ian Stewart, R.Ph., B.Sc.Phm
Toronto Community Pharmacist
When checking prescriptions, pharmacists must consider
the appropriateness of the dosage being prescribed.
This can only be done if the pharmacist
is aware of, or considers the indication for use or purpose of the
medication being prescribed. For example, when codeine is
prescribed for the treatment of acute pain, the reccommended
adult dosage is 15 to 60 mg orally every four to six hours. 1 However,
when used as a cough suppressant, the recommended
dosage is 5 to 20 mg orally every four to eight hours.2 Yet, the
indication for use or purpose of the medication is not usually
included on prescriptions. This missing piece of information is
often a contributing factor to medication errors.
Case:
prescription, the pharmacist on this occasion observed that the
dosage was not consistent with the usual dosage used in the
treatment of herpes labialis or other common viral infections.
The original prescription was therefore checked to confirm the
prescriber’s intent. On checking the original prescription, the
dosing error was identified. The correction was made, and
the patient given eight Valtrex® 500 mg tablets with instructions
to take four tablets (2000 mg) twice daily. The patient
was very upset upon hearing of the error. She stated that she
“thought something was wrong, and questioned the pharmacist.”
Unfortunately, the pharmacist at that time read the prescription
and reassured the patient that the physician did indeed
prescribe two tablets twice daily.
Possible Contributing Factors:
• The pharmacy stocked the 500 mg strength of Valtrex® and
not the 1000 mg.
• The technician failed to adjust the directions for use to compensate
for the change in strength.
• The indication for use or purpose of the medication was not
included on the prescription.
• The initial pharmacist did not consider the possible indication
for use to ensure appropiateness of the dose.
• Despite concerns raised by the patient, the pharmacist
failed to double check all components of the prescription for
accuracy.
The above prescription was written for a patient for the
treatment of cold sores (herpes labialis). The prescription
was taken to a local pharmacy for processing.
On entering the prescription into the computer, the pharmacy
technician entered Valtrex® 500 mg tablets. However,
the directions for use was not adjusted and therefore entered
as two tablets twice daily. When checking the prescription,
the pharmacist did not detect the error. A total of four Valtrex®
500 mg tablets were therefore dispensed instead of four
1000 mg tablets or eight 500 mg tablets with the appropiate
instructions for use.
A few months later, the patient requested a refill of the Valtrex®
tablets. A pharmacy technician processed the refill and
gave it to the pharmacist for checking. On checking the refill
Recommendations:
• Whenever possible, dispense the same strength or concentration
of the medication as prescribed. The directions for use
would therefore be the same given to the patient by the prescriber.
Clearly explain any changes to the patient.
• Always consider the possible indication for use when checking
prescriptions for appropiateness and accuracy.
• Investigate thoroughly all concerns raised by the patient.
• Appropiate steps should be taken by all stakeholders to ensure
that the indication for use or purpose of the medication
is included on all prescriptions. This is certainly a patient
safety issue.
References:
1. Gray J, Therapeutic Choices, Canadian Pharmacists
Association Ottawa ON 2007;207
2. Gray J, Therapeutic Choices, Canadian Pharmacists
Association Ottawa ON 2007;1535
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health canada advisories & notices
Nov 11, 2008
Nov 13, 2008
Nov 17, 2008
Nov 21, 2008
Dec 12, 2008
Dec 12, 2008
Dec 17, 2008
Dec 18, 2008
Dec 19, 2008
Dec 19, 2008
The Hong Kong Department of Health warned consumers not to buy or use Lu Quan because it contains
undeclared glibenclamide and sildenafil. The Hong Kong Department of Health warned consumers not to
buy or use Fat Killer, Carbohydrate Cut and Sugar-Carbohydrate Cut because they contain sibutramine and
an unauthorised substance similar in structure to sibutramine, and Zhuang Yao Gu Shen Capsule because it
contains sildenafil.
Glaxo Operations UK Limited and Shopper’s Drug Mart Specialty Health Network are voluntarily recalling 2 lots
of Argatroban vials (lot numbers C347625 and C363385) from the Canadian marketplace.
The U.S. FDA warned consumers not to buy or use Viapro because it contains an unauthorised substance
similar in structure to sildenafil. Sildenafil is a prescription drug used in the treatment of erectile dysfunction and
should only be used under the supervision of a health care practitioner. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
informed consumers of a voluntary manufacturer recall of these 12 products because they contain human
placenta, aristolochic acid and/or ephedra, and may pose serious health risks. All 12 products are manufactured
by Jen-On Herbal Science International Inc. (also known as Herbal Science International Inc.). Consumers who
had purchased these products were advised to discontinue their use immediately and return them to the place
of purchase for a full refund.
Infection-related deaths were reported with the use of MabCampath (alemtuzumab) following initial
combination therapy with anti-leukemia drugs which also suppress the body’s immune response. Serious
infections, including infection-related deaths have been reported in association with the unauthorized use of
MabCampath as consolidation therapy following combination treatment with other immunosuppressive agents
for B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Some glucose monitor systems may report falsely elevated readings associated with the use of medical products
which contain or are metabolised to maltose, galactose and xylose. Health Canada provides recommendations
to minimize the risks of these device-drug interactions.
Hill-Rom issued an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter to notify customers of safety information regarding
Liko Uno Patient Lift. The actuator of the lift may separate from the lift leading to the patient fall. Users need to
take the affected units out of service immediately and contact the company for corrective options.
Fatal adverse events have occurred in patients with moderate hepatic impairment and advanced solid tumours
treated with Tarceva (erlotinib).
Health Canada is advising consumers of the outcome of its review of cough and cold medicines for children
under the age of 12. Manufacturers are required to re-label over the counter cough and cold medicines that
have dosing information for children to indicate that these medicines should not be used in children under 6.
Cases of eye inflammation have been reported following off-label intravitreal injection of Avastin lot
B3002B028. There has been no unusual reporting pattern for this lot with authorized use in 2008. It meets all
specifications for lot release.
Health Canada is informing diabetic patients taking Actos (pioglitazone hydrochloride) of recent changes to the
prescribing information for this product. Health Canada has worked with the manufacturer to strengthen the
labeling around heart failure and emphasize proper use. The current Product Monograph for Actos contains the
new or updated information.
For complete information & electronic mailing of the Health Canada Advisories/Warnings/Notices subscribe online at:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/medeff/index_e.html
MedEffect e-Notice is the new name which replaces Health Canada’s Health_Prod_Info mailing list.
The content of the e-notices you receive will remain the same and are now part of MedEffect, a new Health Canada Web site dedicated to
adverse reaction information. MedEffect can be visited at www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/medeff/index_e.html
Health Canada Notices are also linked under “Notices” on the OCP website: www.ocpinfo.com
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CE co-ordinators
Regional Continuing Education (CE)
Co-ordinator Role Description
Purpose
The Regional CE Co-ordinators assist in the identification
of CE needs of pharmacists in their region and help organize
CE events.
The CE Co-ordinator works with the Ontario College
of Pharmacists (OCP), the Ontario Pharmacists’ Association
(OPA) and, where feasible, with the local pharmacists’
association. Depending on the needs of the region,
coordinators may work in teams of two or more.
Goal: To provide live, evidence-based CE events for pharmacists
throughout Ontario
Outcome: Each CE Co-ordinator will organize at least
two events per year in their region
Responsibilities
With the support of OCP and OPA you will:
1. Identify CE Needs of Pharmacists in Your Region
Through your direct contact with pharmacists in your region,
you will identify and prioritize their learning needs.
CE programs which meet the needs of the maximum
number of pharmacists will be selected. If you are new to
your region, OCP will supply you with a list of pharmacists
and contact information so you can contact pharmacists
in your region.
2. Identify Topics and Speakers for Presentation in
Your Region
Having identified CE topics of interest, you may seek
out local specialists in your area to provide education for
your members. Alternatively, you may liaise with Coordinators
from other regions to provide leads for topics
and speakers. OCP will also advise you of any potential
CE programs to be delivered in your region.
3. Organizing CE Presentations
CE Co-ordinators develop the program’s budget, obtain
financial sponsorship if needed, organize meetings
(facilities, refreshments, AV needs, marketing the
event), request program accreditation / CEU assignment,
collect registration fees where applicable, serve
as moderator, recruit members, etc, as required.
OCP will help to publicise the program both on our
website and in Pharmacy Connection.
Time Commitment
The amount of time involved in becoming a CE Co-ordinator
varies. It will depend on the number of presentations
you are able / willing to organize in your region. As a rough
approximation, assume about 10 hours of involvement per
program presented and one full-day meeting per year to
network with other CE Co-ordinators.
OCP is currently looking for regional CE coordinators in district areas 9, 17, 23, 25, and for an
Associate coordinator in district 14
(http://www.ocpinfo.com/client/ocp/OCPHome.nsf/web/CE+Region+Assignments)
As a Regional CE Coordinator, you will identify the CE needs of local pharmacists in your region and plan, organize
and implement CE events with fellow team members. Further details on the attached flyer. Interested pharmacists
should submit their resume to Shirin Jetha at sjetha@ocpinfo.com
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technician regulation
Staying Informed about
Pharmacy Technician
Regulation
If you want to stay
up to date with
the pharmacy
technician regulation
initiative be sure
to sign-up for email
notifications. It’s easy
to do – just go to the
College website (ocpinfo.com)
and click on
pharmacy technicians
under the Fast Track
menu. Click on “Stay Informed” and follow the directions
to sign-up. When there are new developments or updates,
you will receive an email notification to advise you of them.
College Webcasts Provide Current
Information
The college hosted three webcast sessions in December
to review the most up to date information about the registration
requirements for pharmacy technicians. To view
one of these sessions go to www.ocpinfo.com>Pharmacy
Technicians>Update on the Regulation of Pharmacy Technicians
Webcast and click on the link to view the presentation
and the question and answer period.
Further webcast sessions will be offered to provide information
about the most recent updates related to the Regulation
initiative. Details will be posted on the College website
and sent to email notification subscribers.
Pharmacy Examining
Board of Canada
Evaluation Exam
Replaces OCP
Certification Exam
Congratulations to those pharmacy
technicians who successfully
completed the College’s
certification exam in October
2008. Over 1500 pharmacy technicians
took part in the College’s
final offering of the exam.
Anyone who has not completed the OCP certification
exam but would still like to pursue registration with the College
in the future will need to complete the Pharmacy Examining
Board of Canada’s Evaluating Exam. Details about the
PEBC exam can be found at www.pebc.ca .
Take note however that the PEBC exams are available
to applicants from across Canada and some of the requirements
for registration with the Ontario College of Pharmacists
differ from other provinces. For example, the proposed
deadline for completion of the evaluation exam for
those pursuing registration in Ontario is January 1, 2012. In
other provinces, where the regulation initiative is in much
earlier stages of development, the deadline will be extended
to 2015. To understand the requirements for registration in
Ontario, be sure to review the process and timelines posted
on the College website in addition to the information posted
on the PEBC website.
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deciding on discipline
Case 1
Member found guilty of an offence
relevant to his suitability to practise
Member: Roger Demers
Hearing Date: October 8, 2008
Facts
The College commenced an investigation
into the Member’s conduct after
learning that the Member may have
been charged with a criminal offence.
Through subsequent inquiries, the College
learned that in or about July 2004,
the Member had been charged with
possessing child pornography. Through
his counsel, the Member cooperated
with the College concerning the criminal
proceedings.
In an Agreed Statement of Facts
with the Crown, the Member admitted
to having used his home computer
to purchase access to three different
websites on three separate occasions in
April 2002, April 2003, and June 2003,
which websites contained child pornography
as defined by the Criminal
Code of Canada. He further admitted
to having accessed additional child pornography
websites during the period
March 8, 2000 to July 28, 2004, and
to having in his possession at his home
10 printed images and 34 electronic images
of child pornography. The Member
pleaded guilty to the charge of possession
of child pornography and was
sentenced in criminal court.
The discipline hearing proceeded
by way of Agreed Statement of Facts
and Joint Submission on Penalty. The
Member admitted that he had committed
acts of professional misconduct,
namely that he had been found guilty
of an offence relevant to his suitability
to practise, and that he had engaged in
conduct or performed an act relevant
to the practice of pharmacy that, having
regard to all the circumstances,
would reasonably be regarded by members
of the profession as disgraceful,
dishonourable or unprofessional.
The Joint Submission on Penalty included
a reprimand, a suspension of the
Member’s Certificate of Registration
for two months to be served in two
one-month blocks, and costs of $4,500
to the College. The Joint Submission
also included certain terms, conditions
and limitations on the Member’s Certificate
of Registration with respect to
providing current and future employers
with the Discipline Panel’s decision.
Decision and Reasons
The Discipline Panel found this case
to be very challenging when it came
to crafting a penalty. This is a case
that underscores that a pharmacist’s
behaviour outside of the place of employment
is integrally connected to his
or her professional standing in the community
and in the profession. The circumstances
of the Member’s conduct
are troubling, but the Panel believed
the Member is paying his dues in regards
to the criminal process. In the
professional disciplinary context, his
misconduct does not go to his fitness
to practise pharmacy on a technical or
skills based level, but rather his moral
fitness to hold himself out as a professional
pharmacist. The Panel could not
simply order course work, order a suspension
and impose a fine as a means
to protect the public, and trust that the
Member will not reoffend. Rather, the
Panel’s focus in protection of the public
was perhaps even more heightened
than in more typical discipline cases.
The Panel had two problems with
the Joint Submission on Penalty. The
Panel was acutely aware of the overwhelming
body of case law directing it
to accept Joint Submissions, but did not
feel it could do so in this case without
implementing greater protections for
the public. To the credit of the Member,
the College and their respective
counsel, the Panel was able to raise its
concerns at the hearing, and the parties
were able to come up with a suitable
additional term to further protect
the public.
The Panel was concerned about
members of the public learning, after the
fact, that the Member, as their pharmacist,
may have been counselling their children
on prescriptions given the nature
of the Member’s criminal conduct. Accordingly,
the Panel proposed that the
Joint Submission be amended to include
a term that the Member would not counsel
patients under the age of 18 without
an adult being present during that counselling,
with the Panel’s preference being
that the other adult be a member of
the professional staff of the pharmacy.
When attendance by another professional
staff member was not possible, the
Panel expected the Member to pursue
alternative methods, such as counselling
by telephone, or the patient reattending
another day for counselling.
The Panel was also concerned that
the proposed suspension was to be
broken up into two blocks of time, to
accommodate some scheduling difficulties
of the owner/Designated Manager
of the pharmacy in which the Member
was employed. Without being disrespectful
to the pharmacy owner, the
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Panel felt that the Discipline Committee
must address the misconduct of
the Member without getting tied into
pharmacy scheduling demands. The
parties addressed the Panel’s concern,
and came up with alternative dates for
the Member to serve his suspension in
a consistent block of time.
Having addressed these areas of concern,
the Panel was satisfied with the
remainder of the Joint Submission.
Order:
1. A reprimand.
2. Specified terms, conditions and limitations
on the Member’s Certificate
of Registration, and, in particular,
that the Member:
a) confirm in writing to the Manager,
Investigations and Resolutions, the
name and address of each pharmacy
in which he practises as a
dispensing pharmacist;
b) provide a copy of the decision of
the Discipline Committee from
the Discipline hearing of October
8, 2008 (“Decision”) to the
Designated Manager of any place
in which he practises, within one
week from the date of receipt of
the Decision;
c) request that any Designated Manager
to whom a copy of the Decision
has been provided write to
the Manager, Investigations and
Resolutions, to confirm receipt of
the Decision; and
d) until June 14, 2009, refrain from
providing counselling to anyone
under the age of 18 years of age
unless in the presence of another
person 18 years of age or older.
3. A suspension of the Member’s Certificate
of Registration for a period
of two months.
4. Costs to the College in the amount
of $4,500.00.
Reprimand
The Panel had a difficult time reviewing
this case, due to the nature of the
misconduct.
The Member is now aware that the
actions he takes in his personal life can
and do have a significant impact, not
only on him but also on the profession,
since such actions shake the trust the
public has in their pharmacist. The
Panel appreciated how embarrassing
the experience of going through the
criminal process must have been for the
Member, but it wanted the Member to
consider how uncomfortable it must
have been for the Member’s patients to
have learned that someone they trusted
and relied upon, when their children
or they themselves were sick, had engaged
in viewing child pornography.
The Panel hoped that the Member
learned a valuable lesson throughout
this process, and did not expect to see
him before the Discipline Committee
again.
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21

THANK YOU PRECEPTORS
On behalf of the College, we would
like to thank the pharmacists
who served as preceptors in the
Structured Practical Training (SPT)
program in 2008. By welcoming a
pharmacy student or intern to their
pharmacy team, these preceptors
have continued the tradition
of pharmacists sharing time,
experience, and enthusiasm for our
profession with a future colleague.
Students and interns continue
to express appreciation to their
preceptors for the encouragement
and learning opportunities that the
preceptors have provided. Many
preceptors described the experience
of having a student or intern in their
practice as refreshing, rewarding,
and educational. Pharmacists
enjoyed discovering what new
graduates are learning, and seeing
where the profession is heading.
Conducting medication reviews as
part of the Meds Check Program
and running clinic days continue to
be popular activities that interns
incorporate into their rotation to
demonstrate their pharmaceutical
care and communication skills.
2008 HIGHLIGHTS
This year, more than 400 pharmacists
attended one of 22 preceptor
workshops across the province.
The one-day workshops were offered
in Burlington, London, Ottawa, Sudbury,
and Toronto. Fifteen Orientation
workshops were held for first-time
preceptors or pharmacists who had last
acted as a preceptor several years ago.
An OCP Registration Advisor and an
experienced preceptor facilitate the
Orientation workshops, in which they
explain the goals of the SPT program,
the role and responsibilities of a preceptor,
and the expectations for students
and interns, and make pharmacists
aware of what skills that they will need
as preceptors. Using videos, role-playing
and guided discussions, the pharmacists
learn how to set expectations,
motivate students and interns, facilitate
practice opportunities, and provide
feedback and assessment. In response
to feedback from preceptors, the Registration
Advisors have made a number
of changes to the Orientation workshop.
In January, the workshop was
revamped so that the entire afternoon
is now spent working in small groups
to discuss how to guide the student or
intern to complete the activities, and
how the preceptor should review the
student or intern’s activities before they
are submitted to OCP.
The Advanced workshop is offered
to preceptors who last attended
a workshop more than three years
ago and who wish to continue acting
as preceptors. The Advanced workshop
is intended to provide an opportunity
for preceptors to enhance their
teaching and assessment skills and to
share their experiences with other preceptors.
We were pleased to have
Dr. Zubin Austin continue to conduct
the “Conflict Analysis & Resolution”
workshop, in which preceptors are
introduced to the way in which conflict
may arise in the workplace, assess
how to identify their own conflict
management style, and explore how
to develop new methods for addressing
disagreements and negotiating mutually
acceptable solutions. Response
to this workshop has been positive and
we will continue to offer it in 2009. Dr.
Lionel Laroche continued to receive
a very positive response to his workshop,
“Managing Cultural Differences.”
This workshop provided preceptors
with insight on cultural differences
that may exist between Canadian
and International Pharmacy Graduates
(IPGs) and helped them prepare to
face the challenges and reap the opportunities
of being preceptors to a diverse
population of students. We look forward
to introducing new workshop
topics in 2009.
Given the increasing number of students
and interns in the SPT program,
we have expanded our network of external
pharmacists who review the
SPT activities submitted to OCP. We
thank them for their commitment to
providing coaching and individualized
feedback to students and interns on
their activities in a timely manner.
The SPT assessment forms and activity
documentation forms are available
online. The SPT Studentship
and Internship Manuals continue to be
available online for members. Several
returning preceptors have commented
that they find the current SPT experience
to be much improved and relevant
to current practice.
Once again, a sincere thank you to
our preceptors, facilitators, presenters,
and reviewers for their valuable contribution
to the SPT program and to the
future of pharmacy!
The dates and topics for Preceptor
Workshops in 2009 are posted on the
OCP website. If you would like to
become a SPT preceptor, please
contact Vicky Gardner by phone at
(416) 962-4861 x 297 or 1-800-220-
1921 x 297, or by e-mail at
vgardner@ocpinfo.com
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AJAX
Kevin Hsu
Pharma Plus
Basem Indrawes
Costco Pharmacy
Nilam Patel
Drugstore Pharmacy
Giovanni Spina
Shoppers Drug Mart
Dileep Tripuraneni
Drugstore Pharmacy
ALLISTON
Kathryn Canson
Zellers Pharmacy
ANCASTER
Daeyup Kim
Drugstore Pharmacy
Mahmood Najak
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Mary Nelson
Dell Pharmacy
AURORA
Edmund Bielawski
Summit Pharmacy Inc.
Jack Holtzman
Shoppers Drug Mart
David Onizuka
Shoppers Drug Mart
Cindy Piquette
Shoppers Drug Mart
Doane Hall
Alexandria Slavik
Summit Pharmacy Inc.
AYLMER
Viveka Appadoo
Shoppers Drug Mart
BARRIE
Stanley D’Souza
Drugstore Pharmacy
Shirley Hogarth
Pharma Plus
Sheri-Anne Kidson
Drugstore Pharmacy
BELLEVILLE
Steven Casselman
Drug Basics
Vaughn Galloway
Rexall Pharma Plus
Jason Roth
Shoppers Drug Mart
BOLTON
Virenkumar Desai
Drugstore Pharmacy
Nabil Gobran
Total Health Pharmacy
Yin Siow
Shoppers Drug Mart
BOWMANVILLE
Neha Dengre
Drugstore Pharmacy
Muhammad Ishfaq
Shoppers Drug Mart
Evelyn Travis
Shoppers Drug Mart
Lorraine Watson
Shoppers Drug Mart
BRACEBRIDGE
Angela Crichton
Rexall Pharma Plus
BRAMPTON
Reginald Ackerman
Pharmacy 1 Drug & Food
Yousef Botros
Pharmasave
Chuen Chung
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Sandra D’Souza
Shoppers Drug Mart
Albert George
Lakeridge Pharmacy
Hany Girgis
Bramiss Pharmacy
Rakhi Goel
Brampton Civic Hospital
James Hernane
Shoppers Drug Mart
Shaminder Kahlon
Shoppers Drug Mart
Munawar Khan
Costco Pharmacy
Sunitha Kondoor
Shoppers Drug Mart
Samuel Messiha
Shoppers Drug Mart
Anita Reilly
Brampton Civic Hospital
Ethel Rizarri
Shoppers Drug Mart
Sarah Rowe
Brampton Civic Hospital
Fatema Salem
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Rafid Saman
Drugstore Pharmacy
Nadeem Sayani
Connaught Place
Pharmacy
Sheetal Sharma
Drugstore Pharmacy
Ashish Sheth
Westbram Pharmacy
Devinder Singh
Shoppers Drug Mart
Parvinder Singh
Shoppers Drug Mart
Shuchita Srivastava
Drugstore Pharmacy
Jency Varickattu
Rexall
Mohamed Walji
Westbram Pharmacy
Joseph Yousef
Sandalwood Pharmacy
BRANTFORD
Christine Battiston
Shoppers Drug Mart
Bruno Bove
Shoppers Drug Mart
Susan Lee
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Santosh Kumar
Manjunath
Drugstore Pharmacy
Denise O’Hanian
Dell Pharmacy
Rashda Rana
Zellers Pharmacy
William Thompson
The Brantford General
Hospital
BRIGHTON
William Hickson
Rexall Pharma Plus
BURLINGTON
Jaime Chan
Costco Pharmacy
Jason Handa
Smartmeds Pharmacy
Group
Tauseef Hassan
Smartmeds Pharmacy
Group
Lawrence Leung
Brant Plaza Pharmacy
Sami Naguib
Plainsview Drug Store
Ashraf Shweitar
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
CAMBRIDGE
Joseph Asindi
Shoppers Drug Mart
Kantilal Patel
Medic Pharmacy
Sanjay Patel
Drugstore Pharmacy
Michael Tsandelis
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
CARLETON PLACE
Kathryn Coleman
Shoppers Drug Mart
Ghada Gabr
Shoppers Drug Mart
CHATHAM
Monica Dovancescu
Shoppers Drug Mart
Al-Karim Ladak
Zellers Pharmacy
Tina Lively
Chatham Kent Health
Alliance
CHELMSFORD
Christa Drolet
Chelmsford Pharmacy
Leo Penttila
Drugstore Pharmacy
COBOURG
Stephen White
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
COLLINGWOOD
Xerez Garcia
Zellers Pharmacy
CORNWALL
Abolhasan Ahangaran
Drugstore Pharmacy
Joanne Labelle
Shoppers Drug Mart
DON MILLS
Esther Fishman
Shoppers Drug Mart
DOWNSVIEW
Ping-Ching Chan
Zellers Pharmacy
Jaymesh Khetia
Shoppers Drug Mart
Nelson Leung
Shoppers Drug Mart
Amro Noureldin
Main Drug Mart
Hassan Salama
Humber River Regional
Hospital
Refat Samuel
Jane Centre Pharmacy
Si-ho Wong
Shoppers Drug Mart
DUNDAS
Mariana Vernescu
Shoppers Drug Mart
ELLIOT LAKE
Griselda Co
Zellers Pharmacy
Anna Radecki
Rexall
ELMIRA
Stefan Gudmundson
Shoppers Drug Mart
ETOBICOKE
Rami Abdelmalek
Sherway Medical
Pharmacy
Nicu Badulescu
Pharmacy 2
Sylvia Der-Sahakian
Shoppers Drug Mart
Emad Mankaruos
Sav-On Drug Mart
Elena Mikhaelian
Costco Pharmacy
Arif Raheem
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Saeed Tahir
Axis Al-Shafa Pharmacy
Lawrence Ura
Shoppers Drug Mart
FERGUS
Heidi May
Shoppers Drug Mart
FONTHILL
Franco Sicoli
Shoppers Drug Mart
GLOUCESTER
Bashir Amir
Pharma Plus
Sousan Ayad
Shoppers Drug Mart
Nhat-Tam Nguyen-
Dinh
Zellers Pharmacy
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thank you preceptors
Intern Evaluation of Preceptor and Practice Site
“My preceptor stimulated my knowledge
of pharmacy practice and motivated
me as a health care professional.”
– Umbreen M
George Salidis
Zellers Pharmacy
Essame Thabet
Shoppers Drug Mart
Narcisa Tripsa
Drugstore Pharmacy
GUELPH
Issac Gergs
Campus Drugmart
Tan Huynh
Pharma Plus
Mohammad Kabir
Drug Basics Pharmacy
Ram Kaushik
Drugstore Pharmacy
Elson Kora
Zellers Pharmacy
Julie Lomas
Guelph General Hospital
Kenneth Manson
Rexall Pharma Plus
Kuveshan Naidoo
Shoppers Drug Mart
Suzy Rouman
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Nabil Samaan
Drug Basics Pharmacy
Neil Veridiano
Zellers Pharmacy
HAMILTON
Usama Agaybey
Upper Gage Pharmacy
Jamil Ahmad
Shoppers Drug Mart
Denis Angelatos
Hess Tower IDA Pharmacy
Anna Brooks
Hamilton Health Sciences
Corp
Mark Duffett
Hamilton Health Sciences
Corp
Samuel Dyer
Drugstore Pharmacy
Ayman El-Attar
Daniel Drug Mart
Heather Emerson
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Joanna Grabowski
Dell Pharmacy
Helen Habinski
Drug Basics
Jafar Hanbali
Shoppers Drug Mart
Philip Hosiassohn
Rexall
Luay Khaled
Shoppers Drug Mart
Daeyup Kim
Drugstore Pharmacy
Betty Kurian
Zellers Pharmacy
Annie Kurian
Hamilton Health Sciences
Corp
Saji Mathew
Zellers Pharmacy
John Mikhail
Drugstore Pharmacy
Youssef Morcos
Gordon’s Pharmacy
Ahmed Nofal
Shoppers Drug Mart
Eustace Orleans-
Lindsay
Drugstore Pharmacy
Sony Poulose
Shoppers Drug Mart
Kusum Shukla
Shoppers Drug Mart
Koshy Thomas
Shoppers Drug Mart
Mary Thornewell
Hamilton Health Sciences
Corp
Chau Tran
Hamilton Health Sciences
Corp
Christine Wallace
St. Joseph’s Hospital
HANOVER
Rajinder Rajput
Zellers Pharmacy
HAWKESBURY
Sylvie Robillard
Pharmacie Jean Coutu
Pharmacy
INGERSOLL
Nestor Andrade
Shoppers Drug Mart
KANATA
Raghunadha
Kuruganti
Costco Pharmacy
Marie Martineau
Rexall Pharma Plus
Daniela Nitescu
Zellers Pharmacy
Munaza Wasay
Drugstore Pharmacy
KENORA
Peter Adams
Zellers Pharmacy
Cameron Buchanan
Drugstore Pharmacy
Lorna Smith
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
KINGSTON
Syed Ahmad
Drugstore Pharmacy
Christina Cella
Kingston General
Hospital
Jennifer Mather
Kingston General
Hospital
Linda Methot
Kingston General
Hospital
Peggy Ng
Shoppers Drug Mart
Bonnie Ralph
Kingston General
Hospital
Jennifer Sheldrick
Rexall Pharma Plus
Ian Trimble
Kingston General
Hospital
KIRKLAND LAKE
Vivianne Brasch
BDR Drug Mart
KITCHENER
Robert Bien
Drugstore Pharmacy
Ana Elefteriu
Drugstore Pharmacy
Mervat Saad
Main Drug Mart
LASALLE
Roberto Modestino
Rexall
Josephine Piruzza
Shoppers Drug Mart
LEAMINGTON
Dejan Apostolovski
Rexall
Mark Vickers
Thomson Guardian
Pharmacy
LINDSAY
Michael Cavanagh
Drugstore Pharmacy
Edgar Cheng
Zellers Pharmacy
Winlove Morales
Zellers Pharmacy
Catherine Puffer
Pharma Plus
David Walker
Shoppers Drug Mart
LISTOWEL
Nelia Ngo
Zellers Pharmacy
LONDON
Graham Barham
Shoppers Drug Mart
Charles Bayliff
London Health Sciences
Centre
Joseph Leonard
Beaver
Shoppers Drug Mart
Milad Bosta
Zellers Pharmacy
Robert Campbell
Prescription Centre
Carolee Coulter
Shoppers Drug Mart
John Farrell
Shoppers Drug Mart
Nina Hanif
Zellers Pharmacy
Claire Knauer
Shoppers Drug Mart
Syed Mahmood
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Ola Moubayed El-
Chabib
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Paulomi Patel
Drugstore Pharmacy
Sahleslassie Redae
Drugstore Pharmacy
Peter Semchism
Zellers Pharmacy
Munir Suleiman
Shoppers Drug Mart
Derek Trainor
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
MANOTICK
Charles Rak
Rexall
MAPLE
Jack Dalimonte
Shoppers Drug Mart
MARKHAM
Patricia Brown
Markham Stouffville
Hospital
Kinh Huynh
Shoppers Drug Mart
Hui Jin
Costco Pharmacy
Rebecca Leong Ho
Supercare Pharmacy
Markham
Georgina Mikhail
Markham Stouffville
Hospital
Faisal Motiwala
Fenton Discount
Pharmacy
Kandavel Palanivel
Denison Discount
Pharmacy
Faranak Pashang
Costco Pharmacy
Mabel Pau
Drug Basics
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Vicky Wong
Shoppers Drug Mart
MIDLAND
Michael Tolmie
Shoppers Drug Mart
MILTON
Hitesh Kakadia
Loblaw Pharmacy
Faisal Khawaja
Hawthorne Pharmacy
Gehan Nazmy
Total Health Pharmacy
Dawn Ross
Shoppers Drug Mart
MISSISSAUGA
Akilhussein Adamjee
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Jauher Ahmad
Shoppers Drug Mart
Nadeem Ahmed
Total Health Guardian
Pharmacy
Passant Al-Shaikh
Shoppers Drug Mart
Eiman Amin
Noor Drug Mart
Mina Awad
City Care Pharmacy
Andrew Awadalla
Total Health Guardian
Pharmacy
Ramy Banoub
Shoppers Drug Mart
Manuela Berbecel
Costco Pharmacy
Dennis Cazzin
Guru Nanak Dev
Pharmacentre
Huong Duong
Costco Pharmacy
Sherif Ghattas
Total Health Pharmacy
Tawhida Gobara
Zellers Pharmacy
Janis Greenhill
Medical Building
Pharmacy
Chaza Hadaia
Pharma Plus
Maged Henein
Glen Erin Pharmacy
Charlene Houshmand
The Pharmacy
Khurram Hussain
Shoppers Drug Mart
Fawzy Ibrahim
Tomken Centre Pharmacy
Neema Kapadia
The Trillium Health
Centre
Alaric Kimson
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Vincenzo Lamonica
Derry Road Pharmacy
Ying Lau
Rexall Pharma Plus
Ameesh Lekhi
Shoppers Drug Mart
Aysha Lodhi
The Pharmacy
Jagjit Maghera
Shoppers Drug Mart
Rick Mak
Zellers Pharmacy
Shady Mawad
Britannia Medical
Pharmacy
Sharmil Mithia
Grand Park Pharmacy
Emad Nossier
Erindale Medical
Pharmacy
Ricardo Obusan Jr.
Zellers Pharmacy
Hitesh Pandya
Shoppers Drug Mart
Smita Patil
Rexall Pharma Plus
Ramniklal Sachania
Heritage Hills Pharmacy
Suhad Sa’Doun
The Pharmacy
Arlene Salonga-Abule
The Credit Valley Hospital
Sujan Shrestha
Loblaw Pharmacy
Sameh Sidrak
King Medical Arts
Pharmacy
Olivera Skakavac
Hoopers Pharmacy
Linda Snyder
Rexall Pharma Plus
Yousuf Syed
Costco Pharmacy
Alpana Vora
Drugstore Pharmacy
Ahmad Waseem
Shoppers Drug Mart
Alexander Wong
Meadowvale Pharmacy
Violet Yousefi
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
NAPANEE
Jeffrey Boutilier
Drugstore Pharmacy
NEPEAN
Steven Bloom
Shoppers Drug Mart
Georgeta Botehkan
Drugstore Pharmacy
Ghada Farah
Rexall Pharma Plus
Kathleen Jordan
Shoppers Drug Mart
Jennifer Shaw
Drugstore Pharmacy
NEWMARKET
Eliza Chu
Costco Pharmacy
Sofia Massad
Zellers Pharmacy
Yana Shamiss
Southlake Regional
Health Cntr
Janne Yang
Shoppers Drug Mart
NIAGARA FALLS
Ugochukwu
Nwankwo
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Jennie Pichelli
The Greater Niagara Gen
Hosptl
Veronica Rudan
Pharmashield Dispensary
Barbara Trojanowska
Drugstore Pharmacy
Marnie Varley
Pharma Plus
NORTH BAY
Patricia Euler
North Bay General
Hospital
Ryan Post
Shoppers Drug Mart
Hywel White
Pharma Plus
NORTH YORK
Dakshesh Amin
York Gate IDA Drug Mart
Hala Demian
Main Drug Mart
Eric Lui
North York General
Hospital
Bahaa Mehany
Main Drug Mart
Geoffrey Newton
York Lanes Pharmacy
Hung Ng
Zellers Pharmacy
Steven Schachter
Shoppers Drug Mart
OAKVILLE
Irene Asad
St. Mark’s Pharmacy
Georgios
Benakopoulos
Oakville Town Centre
Pharmacy
Fabio De Rango
Shoppers Drug Mart
Abdel-Messeih Fahmy
Oak Park Community
Pharmacy
Sherif Gerges
Total Health Pharmacy
Amgad Hakim
River Oaks Medical
Pharmacy
Christine Kamel
Total Health Pharmacy
Bassant Mansour
Total Health Pharmacy
Balaji Pamalpadi
Loblaw Pharmacy
Situl Sachania
Shoppers Drug Mart
Kanwardip Sandhu
Shoppers Drug Mart
Grace White
Halton Healthcare
Services
ORILLIA
Stephen MacDonald
Shoppers Drug Mart
ORLEANS
Yousra El-Jaby
Drugstore Pharmacy
Irene Mohareb
Zellers Pharmacy
Bassem Nashed
Crown Pointe Pharmacy
OSHAWA
Nelson Albacete
Shoppers Drug Mart
Rita Ankus
Lakeridge Health
Devin Bhimani
Drugstore Pharmacy
Baris Huner
Shoppers Drug Mart
Amir Hussain
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Allan Ingles
Pharmacy 1 Drug & Food
Rajni Kassett
PharmaChoice
Paresh Mehta
Drugstore Pharmacy
Karen Monaghan
Pharma Plus
Sheri Power
Shoppers Drug Mart
Suresh Shukla
Drugstore Pharmacy
Wynand Van Rooyen
Medical Pharmacy
OTTAWA
Majed Abed
Drugstore Pharmacy
Samira Ali-Abdullah
The Drugstore Pharmacy
Kennevie Aquino
Zellers Pharmacy
Daiana Barbalata
Pharma Plus
Pedro Barreiro
Shoppers Drug Mart
Shelagh Campbell
Rexall Pharma Plus
Richard Cho
Costco Pharmacy
Celine Corman
The Ottawa Hospital
Yasmin Damji
Medisystem Pharmacy
Eden D’Entremont
Montfort Hospital
Shauna Devison
Shoppers Drug Mart
Mohamed El Sayed
Drugstore Pharmacy
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25

thank you preceptors
Intern Evaluation of Preceptor and Practice Site
“He made learning fun and enjoyable.”
– Renukanthan P
Donald Hare
Zellers Pharmacy
Mary Jane Margaret
Ngo
Zellers Pharmacy
SCARBOROUGH
Man Liu
Shoppers Drug Mart
Erlinda Lo
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Joanna Man
Bay Pharmacy
Nahed El-Hawary
Ottawa Medical
Pharmacy
Yousra El-Jaby
Drugstore Pharmacy
Tamer Farag
First Care Pharmacy
Benjamin Gunter
Drugstore Pharmacy
Narmin Jalaldin
Shoppers Drug Mart
Jason MacEwen
Shoppers Drug Mart
Jason Shaw
Shoppers Drug Mart
Al-Amin Shrimali
Drugstore Pharmacy
Jimrod Suello
Zellers Pharmacy
Joseph Thibault
Shoppers Drug Mart
Alison Trellert
Shoppers Drug Mart
Gillian Wong Sen
Chan
Pharma Plus
OWEN SOUND
Kathleen Cu
Zellers Pharmacy
John Paul Gloria
Zellers Pharmacy
Atena Heydari
Drugstore Pharmacy
Peter Rissi
Parker Pharmacy
PARIS
Iyabode Kuye
Sobeys Pharmacy
PEMBROKE
Michelle Baltazar
Zellers Pharmacy
Joan Weise
Mulvihill Drug Mart
PETAWAWA
Livia Vodenicar
Shoppers Drug Mart
PETERBOROUGH
Rita Bain
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Patricia Myall
Peterborough Regional
Health Centre
Rohit Vats
Drugstore Pharmacy
Michael Youssef
Burnham Medical
Pharmacy
PICKERING
Patricia Allen Crook
Pharma Plus
Balvantrai Daya
Fairport Guardian Drugs
Irvin Ng
Zellers Pharmacy
Rahim Suleman
Shoppers Drug Mart
PICTON
David Paul
Picton Clinic Pharmacy
PORT PERRY
Nancy Meyer
Shoppers Drug Mart
REXDALE
Jaspreet Bajaj
Shoppers Drug Mart
Mina Gobrail
John Garland Pharmacy
Adel Tadros
Best Care Austin
Pharmacy
RICHMOND HILL
Maher Abdel Malak
Bayview 16th Medical
Pharmacy
Nineta Anghelache
Sobeys Pharmacy
Vera Avetissov
Shoppers Drug Mart
Atossa Babaie-Nami
Richmond Medical
Pharmacy
Giuseppe Colella
Shoppers Drug Mart
Tasneem Haji
Rexall
Simon Lau
Drugstore Pharmacy
Zahira Moledina
York Central Hospital
Karen Monaghan
Rexall
Maged Naguib
Procare Pharmacy
Daniela Pacitto
York Central Hospital
Mirette Riad
Leslie & Major Mac. I.D.A.
Pharmacy
Samy Saad
Richpoint Pharmacy
Kai Wong
Meditrust Pharmacy
Johnny Wong
A & W Pharmacy
Kit Yim
York Central Hospital
ROCKLAND
Guillaume Grenier
Shoppers Drug Mart
SARNIA
Rushabh Damani
Drugstore Pharmacy
Marcel Laporte
Shoppers Drug Mart
SAULT STE MARIE
Carla Deluco
Group Health Centre
Pharmacy
Sebastian Desumma
Market Mall Pharmacy
Steven Filek
Shoppers Drug Mart
Olga Fischer
Rexall
Jamie Greco
Medical Center Pharmacy
Amgad Abdel Sayed
Extra Care Pharmacy
Ahmad Abdullah
Shoppers Drug Mart
Moe Amro
Shoppers Drug Mart
Amir Attalla
Zellers Pharmacy
Mojgan Bijanzadeh
Shoppers Drug Mart
Carrie Boudreau
Scarborough Grace
Hospital
Shimon Cabrera
National Pharmacy
Thomas Chau
Providence Healthcare
Elizabeth Chau
Drugstore Pharmacy
Michael Chowdhury
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Anoja Devaranjan
Valueplus Pharmacy
Akil Dhirani
Village Square Pharmacy
Truong Duong
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Mamdouh Farag
Danforth Pharmacy
Sherif Ghattas
Best Care Pharmacy
Sali Ghobrial
Guildwood Drug Mart
Winnie Ho
The Scarborough General
Hospital
Jerry Ip
Shoppers Drug Mart
Bassem Iskander
DiscountPlus Pharmacy
Hari Kambo
Pharmacenter
Minaaz Kara
Pharmasave
Moslem Kashiri
Fairlane Drug Mart
Kyungsuk Lee
Costco Pharmacy
Abdoulnaser
Mansoubi
Shoppers Drug Mart
Shelina Mawani
Pharma Plus
Chimanlal Mistry
Mornelle Drug Mart
Seema Nayani
Costco Pharmacy
Oluremi Ojo
Guardian Corporate
Pharmacy
Nayan Patel
Pharmasave
Dang Pham
Shoppers Drug Mart
Ramachandran
Ramapathy
Pharma Grace Drug Mart
Zahra Rhemtulla
Shoppers Drug Mart
Suresh Shukla
Drugstore Pharmacy
Hany Silwanes
Best Care Pharmacy
Uday Pratap Singh
Shoppers Drug Mart
Shirin Somani
Shoppers Drug Mart
Elena Sze
The Scarborough General
Hospital
Ekaterina Takopoulos
The Pharmacy
Terence Wong
Shoppers Drug Mart
Man Yiu
Shoppers Drug Mart
SIMCOE
Helen Jonker
Pharmasave
Jannette Pinson
Zellers Pharmacy
Emily Sta Rita
Zellers Pharmacy
SIOUX LOOKOUT
Fiona Arbiter
Rexall
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ST. CATHARINES
Norris Brown
Shoppers Drug Mart
David Costiniuk
Shoppers Drug Mart
Betty George
Drugstore Pharmacy
Monisha Jhirad
Drugstore Pharmacy
Amany Mourid
St. Mary Pharmacy
Samir Patel
Shoppers Drug Mart
Hema Rajawat
Pharmacy 1 Drug & Food
Nagaty Samaan
St. Mary Pharmacy
THOROLD
Amir Botros
Albion Medical Pharmacy
Lisa Burry
Mount Sinai Hospital
Gregory Callaghan
Centre for Addiction and
Mental Health
Karen Cameron
The Toronto Western
Hospital
Manjit Hansra
Shoppers Drug Mart
Brian Hardy
Sunnybrook Health
Sciences Centre
Jun Higuchi
The Pharmacy
Cynthia Ignacio
Pharma Plus
Kaye Mekawi
Zellers Pharmacy
Sami Mikhaeil
Sam’s I.D.A. Pharmacy
Sanaz Mozayyan
The Toronto Western
Hospital
Jasmina Mureta
Drugstore Pharmacy
Moez Saju
Zellers Pharmacy
Anne Sinclair
Costco Pharmacy
ST. CLAIR BEACH
Mojisola Gbadamosi
Drugstore Pharmacy
STONEY CREEK
Lisa Carvalho
Drugstore Pharmacy
Alan Genik
Supercare Pharmacy
Stoney Creek Pharmasave
Matthew Neskar
Shoppers Drug Mart
STOUFFVILLE
Paul Kuras
Shoppers Drug Mart
STRATFORD
Merike Metcalfe
Drugstore Pharmacy
STRATHROY
Jennifer Evered
Drugstore Pharmacy
SUDBURY
Shaun Barry
Rexall
Micheal Kilby
Costco Pharmacy
Luisa Ranger
Shoppers Drug Mart
THORNHILL
Maria Afrooz
Pharma Plus
Gina Chiang
Pharma Plus
Sameh Ibrahim
Steeles Pharmacy
Irving Knopman
Pharmacy 1 Drug & Food
Fred Kohan
Pharmacy 1 Drug & Food
Mohsen Shivafard
Pharma Plus
THUNDER BAY
Brenda Adams
Janzen’s Pharmacy
Sean Albanese
Thunder Bay Regional
Health Sciences Centre
Deborah Emery
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Chi Luu
Shoppers Drug Mart
Maria Catherine
Manalili
Zellers Pharmacy
Paul Manary
Thunder Bay Regional
Health Sciences Centre
Catherine Omeljaniuk
Thunder Bay Regional
Health Sciences Centre
Angelica Rubio
Zellers Pharmacy
Grace Tan
Zellers Pharmacy
Marcia Wilson
Safeway Pharmacy
TIMMINS
Nicole Lacroix
Zellers Pharmacy
TORONTO
Hanan Allahham
Pharmasave
Shalini Anand
Shoppers Drug Mart
Edwin Barrera-Liza
Drugstore Pharmacy
Parvin Bineshian
Pharmasave
Aleksandra Bjelajac
Mejia
The Hospital For Sick
Children
Lauren Blatt
Toronto Rehab. Institute
Betty Chan
The Toronto Western
Hospital
Sarah Chaudhry
Drugstore Pharmacy
Yan Chen
Shoppers Drug Mart
Doret Cheng
Mount Sinai Hospital
Fabrizio Damiani
Shoppers Drug Mart
Nader Danyal
Clairhurst Medical
Pharmacy
Thanh Dao
St. Michael’s Hospital
Norman Dewhurst
St. Michael’s Hospital
Jatinderjit Dhaliwall
Shoppers Drug Mart
Richard Diesch
Shoppers Drug Mart
Stanley Dinoff
Shoppers Drug Mart
Jackline Elsobky
Bathurst-Bloor IDA Drug
Mart
Onimisi Etudaiye
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Ashraf Faltaous
Shoppers Drug Mart
Ramez Fares
St. Joseph’s Health Centre
Veeral Gandhi
Rexall Pharma
Basem Ghatas
Dufferin-Finch Pharmacy
Amir Girgis Boktor
Methadrug Pharmacy
Dianne Grise
Drugstore Pharmacy
Liliana Guidoccio
The Toronto General
Hospital
Henry Halapy
St. Michael’s Hospital
Akeel Jaffer
Shoppers Drug Mart
Ksenija Jankovic
Shoppers Drug Mart
Alexandra Karmiris
Shoppers Drug Mart
William Kassel
Kassel’s Pharmacy Limited
Michelle Kim
Shoppers Drug Mart
Robyn Knight
Rexall Pharma Plus
Josephine Kong
Costco Pharmacy
Jennifer Korman
Mount Sinai Hospital
Demitrios Koutroubis
Rexall Pharma Plus
Allen Kula
The Medicine Shoppe
Ri-feng Lam
Drugstore Pharmacy
Mei Lam
Drugstore Pharmacy
Melissa Lan
The Toronto General
Hospital
Joanne Lapointe
Toronto East Gen & Ortho
Hosp
Tracey Lawson
St. Joseph’s Health Centre
Ki-Seok Lee
Bloor Park Pharmacy
Anne Longo
The Hospital For Sick
Children
Cyrille Lugassy
Shoppers Drug Mart
Miranda Mak
The Riverdale Hospital
Michael Makary
Main Drug Mart
Maen Mashnuk
Pharmasave Harbourfront
Pharmacy
Gehan Nazmy
Total Health Pharmacy
Maria Nenadovich
Shoppers Drug Mart
Lesley Neves-Azevedo
College Medical
Pharmacy
Fanika Nikiforovski
Drugstore Pharmacy
Cyndy Oliver
Sunnybrook & Womens
Col H.S.C
Mohamed Osman
Zellers Pharmacy
Elaine Ostfield
Mount Sinai Drugstore
Marissa Panganiban
Zellers Pharmacy
John Papastergiou
Shoppers Drug Mart
Behzad Peyrovan
Drugstore Pharmacy
George Phillips
Shoppers Drug Mart
Sarah Pooler
Pharma Plus
Johanna Proceviat
St. Michael’s Hospital
Chi-wah Quan
Janedal Pharmacy
Phoebe Quek
Ambulatory Patient
Pharmacy
Brigitte Reiner
Kassel’s Pharmacy Limited
Abraam Rofael
Zellers Pharmacy
Maria Rofaiel
White’s Pharmacy
Irina Sagaidak
Shoppers Drug Mart
Samia Sahyone
Pharmasave
Yahya Salem
Zellers Pharmacy
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thank you preceptors
Student Evaluation of Preceptor and Practice Site
“Having a great preceptor to encourage
you daily gives you confidence
to pursue many activities.”
– Jasmin J
Jack Seki
The Princess Margaret
Hospital
Vaishali Sengar
St. Michael’s Hospital
Shirish Shah
Bloor-Dundas Pharmacy
Parmanand Singh
Shoppers Drug Mart
Safwat Sourial
Shoppers Drug Mart
Nadia Sourour
Keele & Rogers Pharmacy
Beth Sproule
Addiction Research
Foundation
Kenny Tan
Shoppers Drug Mart
Luciano Tauro
Dufferin Drug Mart
Pablo Tiscornia
Pharma Plus
Eliza To
The Toronto General
Hospital
Shveta Unarket
Toronto Rehab. Institute
Jefter Vandenburg
Shoppers Drug Mart
Vesna Vukcevic
Best Drug Mart
Janet Weber
Rexall Pharma Plus
John Weymouth
Don Russell Drug Mart
Amy Wong
The Pharmacy
Michael Wong
Medical Pharmacy
Kam Wong
The Toronto Western
Hospital
Peter Youhanna
Islington Medical
Pharmacy
Suet-Mui Yuen
The Pharmacy
Roudolph Zaky
Sone’s Pharmacy
TRENTON
Monette Alviola
Zellers Pharmacy
VAL CARON
Julie Olivier
Rexall
VANIER
Anishkumar Sanghavi
Drugstore Pharmacy
VAUGHAN
Pirasteh Adab
Drugstore Pharmacy
Naveed Ahmad
Medi-Pharm Pharmacy
Jamil Ebrahimzadeh
Ahari
Drugstore Pharmacy
Sunitha Kondoor
Shoppers Drug Mart
Ogieriakhi Omozusi
Shoppers Drug Mart
Soheila Rajablarijani
Shoppers Drug Mart
WALLACEBURG
Matthew Dockrill
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
WATERDOWN
Kristin Duby
Langford Pharmacy
Kathryn Milligan
Drugstore Pharmacy
Saly Thomas
Zellers Pharmacy
WATERLOO
Veneta Anand
Shoppers Drug Mart
Lisa Bak
Westmount Place
Pharmasave
Meika Brogden
Sobeys Pharmacy
Louis Celli
Rexall Pharma Plus
Mahboob Fatima
Drugstore Pharmacy
Maria Horner
Shoppers Drug Mart
Bilal Mouneimne
Rexall Pharma Plus
Dragana Nedeljkovic
Shoppers Drug Mart
WELLAND
Christopher Bida
Rose City Pharmacie
Elizabeth Jackson
Rexall
Katherine Loth
Dell Pharmacy
Shawn Severin
Zellers Pharmacy
WESTON
Tasneem Akhtar
Shoppers Drug Mart
Shereen El-Azrak
Humber River Regional
Hospital
John Palumbo
Shoppers Drug Mart
Kevin Phang
Shoppers Drug Mart
Adel Soliman
Westown Pharmacy
WHITBY
Susan Bowser
Shoppers Drug Mart
Tammy Cheung
The Pharmacy
Vanessa Coffey
Pharmasave
Muhammad Farooq
The Pharmacy
Issac Gergs
Pharmasave
Meenaz Jaffer
Medical Pharmacy
Rosemary Rofail
Drugstore Pharmacy
WILLOWDALE
Albert Cheng
Pharma Plus
Essam El-Arif
Fairview Pharmacy
Riad Elsobky
Cliffwood IDA Pharmacy
Ara Kolandjian
Shoppers Drug Mart
Yong Lin
Shoppers Drug Mart
Bethany McMullen
Shoppers Drug Mart
Malgorzata Samuel
Drug Basics Pharmacy
Robert Scherz
Zellers Pharmacy
WINDSOR
Salam Abdul
Rexall
Emmanuel Airewele
Drugstore Pharmacy
Cheryl Bielicz
Windsor Regional Cancer
Centre
Timothy Brady
Shoppers Drug Mart
Carmela Catizzone
Rexall
Robin Chang
Shoppers Drug Mart
John Devlin
Hotel-Dieu Grace
Hospital
Theodore Kummer
Shoppers Drug Mart
Min Long
Windsor Regional
Hospital
David Marentette
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Eulalia Ocampo
Windsor River Pharmacy
Lynnette Ridley
Windsor Regional
Hospital
Joseph Sobol
Windsor Regional
Hospital
Cristina Thomas
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Lidia Yrigoyen
Windsor Regional
Hospital
WOODBRIDGE
Saman Daneshkhah
Costco Pharmacy
Caterina Mazza
Pharma Plus
Mona Raphael
Hendersons Woodbridge
Medical Pharmacy
WOODSTOCK
Ahmad Jaradat
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Jayantkumar Patel
Zellers Pharmacy
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CE resources
Visit the College’s website: www.ocpinfo.com for a complete listing of upcoming events and/or available
resources. A number of the programs listed below are also suitable for pharmacy technicians.
GTA
January 17, 2009
Fundamentals of Buprenorphine
Maintenance Treatment
Centre for Addiction and Mental
Health (CAMH)
Toronto, ON
Contact: Robyn Steidman
416 535-8501, ext. 6640
Alternate Tel: 1 800 661-1111
January 26-30, 2009
Tobacco Cessation workshop
Toronto
Training Enhancement in Applied
Cessation Counselling and Health
(TEACH)
Toronto, ON
Contact: teach@camh.net
Tel: 416 535-8501 ext.1600
January 22, 2009
Obesity, The Canadian Epidemic:
An Update for Pharmacists
Metropolitan Toronto Pharmacists
Association (MTPA)
Toronto, ON
Register online: http://www.mtpa.
org/2007/jan22200.html
February 27 2009
Enhancing MedsCheck: Conducting
a Best Possible Medication
History and Resolving Medication
Discrepancies (Members only)
Metropolitan Toronto Pharmacists
Association (MTPA)
Toronto, ON
Register online: http://www.mtpa.
org/education.asp
February 8 and February 22, 2009
Opioid Dependence Treatment
Core Program
CAMH Online tutorials and live
workshop
Toronto, ON
Contact: Robyn Steidman
416 535-8501, ext. 6640
Alternate Tel: 1 800 661-1111
ONTARIO
January 21, 2009
Pharmacists Role in Methadone
Maintenance Treatment
Ottawa, ON
Contact: Peter Williams, Centre for
Addiction and Mental Health
613 569-6024
Email: Peter_Williams@camh.net
February 21, 2009
Update/Mise a jour 2009
The Ottawa Valley Regional Drug
Information Service
Ottawa, ON
Contact: Linda Ahmad
613 737-8347 x 1
lahmad@ottawahospital.on.ca
CANADA
January 27-28, 2009
Advancing Safe Medication Practices:
ISMP Canada
Regina, Saskatchewan
Tel: 416 733-3131 ext. 226
Email: conferences@ismp-canada.org
INTERNATIONAL
May 10 – 15, 2009
Clinical Pharmacy in Primary Care
Prato, Italy
Contact: Maria Bystrin
416 978-8458
Email: cpd.pharmacy@utoronto.ca
ON-LINE
Centre for Addiction and Mental
Health (CAMH): January 26, 2009
http://www.camh.net/education/
Online_courses_webinars/index.html
-Introduction to Concurrent Disorders
-Admission, Discharge and Assessment
Tools (ADAT) Training
-Fundamentals of Mental Health
-Fundamentals of Addiction
-Interactions between Psychiatric
Medications and
substances of Abuse
http://www.rxcertified.ca
Online fee-based certificate courses
developed by the Drug Information
and Research Centre (DIRC) and rx-
BriefCase.com. Currently offering:
- Diabetes Patient Care Level 1
- Obesity Program
http://www.opacti.org/
Online Clinical Tobacco Interventions
for Health Care Professionals
http://www.pharmacygateway.com
On-line CE lessons
http://www.rxbriefcase.com/
On-line CE lessons
CE for Pharmacy
Technicians
February 2009
27th Pharmacy technicians
Conference
Humber College North Campus,
Toronto
Register online at
pharmacy.humber.ca
Contact: Irene Van Vliet
416 675-6622 ext. 4691
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2007 annual statistics
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laws & regulations
Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act (DPRA) * s
Amended June 4, 2008
Regulations to the DPRA:
DPRA R.R.O. 1990, Regulation 545 – Child Resistant Packages
DPRA Ontario Regulation 297/96 Amended to O.Reg. 173/08 – General
DPRA R.R.O. 1990, Regulation 551 Amended to O.Reg. 172/08 – General
Drug Schedules **
Summary of Laws Governing Prescription Requirements,
Transfers, Refills, Prescription Drug Ordering and Records
June 2007 OCP
Canada’s National Drug Scheduling System –
December 10, 2008 NAPRA (or later)
Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA) * s
Amended November 27, 2008
Regulations to the RHPA:
Ontario Regulation 39/02 -Certificates of Authorization Amended to
O.Reg. 666/05
Ontario Regulation 107/96 – Controlled Acts
Ontario Regulation 59/94 – Funding for Therapy or
Counseling for Patients Sexually Abused by Members
Pharmacy Act (PA) & Regulations * s
Amended 2007
Regulations to the PA:
Ontario Regulation 202/94 Amended to O.Reg. 270/04 – General
Ontario Regulation 681/93 Amended to O.Reg.
122/97 – Professional Misconduct
Standards of Practice s
Standards of Practice, January 1, 2003 OCP
Standards of Practice for Pharmacy Managers, July 1, 2005
Drug Interchangeability and Dispensing
Fee Act (DIDFA) & Regulations * s
Amended June 18, 2008
Regulations to the DIDFA:
R.R.O. 1990 Regulation 935 Amended to O.Reg. 354/08 – General
R.R.O. 1990 Regulation 936 Amended to O.Reg. 205/96 – Notice to Patients
Food and Drugs Act (FDA) & Regulations ** '
Updated as of December 31, 2006
Amendment 1478 & 1491 – Addition of two medicinal ingredients
to Part I of Schedule F. Reg. SOR/2007-224, Oct 25/07
Amendment 1476, 1502, 1511 and 1512 –
Addition of nine medicinal ingredients to Part I of
Schedule F. Reg SOR/2007-234, Oct 25/07
Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations (Project 1551
- Lanthanum salts) (February 7, 2008)
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) **
Current as of November 18, 2008
Regulations to the Controlled Drugs
and Substances Act (CDSA) **
All regulations updated August 13, 2008
Benzodiazepines & Other Targeted Substances Regulations
Marihuana Medical Access Regulations
Precursor Control Regulations
Regulations Exempting Certain Precursors and
Controlled Substances from the Application of
the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
Narcotic Control Regulations **
OCP By-Laws By-Law No. 1 – December 2007 s
Schedule A - Code of Ethics for Members of the
Ontario College of Pharmacists - December 2006
Schedule B - “Code of Conduct” and Procedures for
Council and Committee Members - December 2006
Schedule C - Member Fees - Effective January 1, 2007
Schedule D - Pharmacy Fees - Effective January 1, 2007
Schedule E – Certificate of Authorization – Jan. 2005
Schedule F - Privacy Code - Dec. 2003
Reference s
OCP Required Reference Guide for Pharmacies
in Ontario, November, 2008
Ontario Drug Benefit Act (ODBA) & Regulations * s
Amended 2007
Regulations to the ODBA:
Ontario Regulation 201/96 Amended to O.Reg. 356/08 – General
* Information available at Publications Ontario (416) 326-5300 or 1-800-668-9938 www.e-laws.gov.on.ca
** Information available at www.napra.org
' Information available at Federal Publications Inc. Ottawa: 1-888-4FEDPUB (1-888-433-3782)
Toronto: Tel: (416) 860-1611 • Fax: (416) 860-1608 • e-mail: info@fedpubs.com
s Information available at www.ocpinfo.com
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