P-10, r. 15 - Regulation respecting the labelling of medications and poisons

Updated to 1 October 2024

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chapter P-10, r. 15

Regulation respecting the labelling of medications and poisons

Pharmacy Act

(chapter P-10, s. 10, 1st par., subpar. c).

DIVISION I GENERAL PROVISION

1.01. The Interpretation Act (chapter I-16) applies to this Regulation.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-10, r. 11, s. 1.01.

DIVISION II MEDICATIONS

2.01. Every pharmacist must, in the practice of his profession, enter the following information on the label identifying a medication prepared or sold under a prescription:

(a)  patient: name;

(b)  medication prescribed:

i.  date of dispensing and number of the prescription;

ii.  generic or trade name;

iii.  quantity and concentration of the medication;

iv.  dosage;

v.  directions for use of the medication, if any;

vi.  special directions for preservation of the medication, if any;

vii.  authorized renewal;

viii.  special precautions, if any; and

ix.  expiration date of the medication, if any;

(c)  prescribing physician: name;

(d)  identification of pharmacist: name, address and telephone number of the pharmacist who is the owner.

However, in the case of a pharmacist practising in an institution within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5), the inscription of the prescription number is optional and the identification of the pharmacist may be replaced by the identification of the institution.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-10, r. 11, s. 2.01; Decision 81-12-15, s. 1.

2.02. Every pharmacist must, in the practice of his profession, enter the following information on the label identifying a medication prepared or sold without a prescription:

(a)  medication:

i.  generic or trade name, concentration and quantity of the medication;

ii.  average dosage for adult or child;

iii.  directions for use of the medication, if any;

iv.  special directions for preservation of the medication, if any;

v.  expiration date of the medication, if any; and

vi.  special precautions, if any;

(b)  identification of pharmacist: name, address and telephone number of the pharmacist who is the owner.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-10, r. 11, s. 2.02.

2.03. Section 2.02 shall not apply to medications delivered to the patient in the original container of the manufacturer.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-10, r. 11, s. 2.03.

DIVISION III POISONS

3.01. Every pharmacist must, in the practice of his profession, enter the following information on the label identifying a poison:

(a)  poison:

i.  special precautions, in particular the inscription of the word “poison”;

ii.  name of the poison, quantity and concentration;

iii.  instructions in case of intoxication;

iv.  special directions for preservation, if any; and

v.  directions for use, if any, according to the intentions expressed by the patient;

(b)  identification of the pharmacist: name, address and telephone number of the pharmacist who is the owner.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-10, r. 11, s. 3.01.

3.02. Section 3.01 shall not apply to poisons delivered in the original container of the manufacturer.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-10, r. 11, s. 3.02.

REFERENCES

R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-10, r. 11

Decision 81-12-15, 1982 G.O. 2, 2052; Suppl. 1016