NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
REGULATION 25/23

Authorization to Prescribe Regulations (Amendment)
under the
Pharmacy Act, 2012

(Filed April 4, 2023)

Under the authority of section 59 of the Pharmacy Act, 2012, the Newfoundland and Labrador Pharmacy Board, with the approval of the Minister of Health and Community Services, makes the following regulations.

Dated at St. John’s, March 21, 2023.

Taggarty Norris
Chairperson, Newfoundland and
Labrador Pharmacy Board

Tom Osborne
Minister of Health and Community Services

 

REGULATIONS

Analysis

        1.   S.2 Amdt.
Definitions            

        2.   S.3 Amdt.
Prescribing by pharmacists

        3.   S.7 R&S
Extending prescription

 

        4.   S.11 Amdt.
Minor ailments, preventable diseases and other Schedule I prescribing

        5.   S.11.1 Added
Prescribing post-exposure prophylaxis

        6.   Sch. A R&S

NLR 73/15
as amended

        1. (1) Subparagraph 2(e)(iii) of the Authorization to Prescribe Regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

                    (iii)  by an electronic means;

             (2)  Section 2 of the regulations is amended by adding immediately after paragraph (e.1) the following:

          (e.2)  "regional medical officer of health" means a person appointed under section 11 of the Public Health Protection and Promotion Act;

 

        2. Paragraph 3(c) of the regulations is amended by deleting the word "and" at the end of subparagraph (vii), deleting the period at the end of subparagraph (viii) and substituting a comma and adding immediately after that subparagraph the following:

                    (ix)  prescribing hormonal contraceptives, and

                     (x)  prescribing post-exposure prophylaxis.

 

        3. Section 7 of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

Extending prescription

        7. (1) A pharmacist authorized under section 4 may extend a prescription one or more times.

             (2)  Notwithstanding subsection (1), where a pharmacist extends a prescription under this section, the pharmacist shall not

             (a)  extend a prescription beyond 12 months after the date that the prescription was first extended; or

             (b)  prescribe, at any one time, more than a 90 days' supply.

 

        4. Paragraph 11(d) of the regulation is repealed and the following substituted:

             (d)  that prescribing falls into a category referred to in subparagraph 3(c)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (ix) or (x).

 

        5. The regulations are amended by adding immediately after section 11 the following:

Prescribing post-exposure prophylaxis

   11.1 A pharmacist authorized under section 4 shall not prescribe post-exposure prophylaxis without a referral from a regional medical officer of health or a designate of a regional medical officer of health.

 

        6. Schedule A of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

Schedule A
Approved Ailments and Conditions

Acne, Mild

Allergic Rhinitis

Aphthous Ulcers

Atopic Dermatitis, Mild-Moderate

Callouses and Corns

Conjunctivitis

Contact Dermatitis

Dandruff and Seborrhea

Diarrhea (non-infectious)

Dry Eyes

Dysmenorrhea

Dyspepsia

Emergency Contraception

Fungal Nail Infections

Fungal Skin Infections (including athlete's foot)

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Headache, Mild

Hemorrhoids

Herpes Simplex (cold sores)

Herpes Zoster (shingles)

Impetigo

Insomnia, Mild

Joint Pain, Mild

Musculoskeletal Pain, Mild

Nausea and Vomiting

Oral Candidiasis

Pinworms

Nicotine Dependence

Upper Respiratory Conditions, Mild (cough, nasal congestion, sore throat)

Urinary Tract Infections, uncomplicated

Urticaria, Mild (including bites and stings)

Vaginal Candidiasis

Viral Skin Infections (common and flat warts)

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