Prescription management by pharmacists with controlled substances under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and its regulations

Health Canada's interpretation of controlled substances prescribing activities pharmacists can perform under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 22:01 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 22:01 (UTC)
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open_canada_collection publication
open_canada_date_published 2020-04-21 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"fr": ["Exemption de catégorie 56(1)", "loi réglementant certaines drogues et autres substances", "LRCDAS", "pharmaciens", "ordonnance", "substances contrôlées", "prescrire des activitésm", "ajustement de la formulation", "doses", "régime", "dé-prescrire", "remplissage partiel"], "en": ["56(1) class exemption", "Controlled Drugs and Substances Act", "CDSA", "pharmacists", "prescriptions", "controlled substance", "prescribing activities", "adjusting formulation", "doses", "regimen", "de-prescribing", "part-filling"]}
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title_fr Gestion des ordonnances de substance désignée par les pharmaciens en vertu de la Loi réglementant certaines drogues et autres substances et son règlement d’application
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