Hospital Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacy
A hospital pharmacy is licensed to operate in or for a hospital, providing pharmacy services to patients who are admitted to the hospital.
Community Pharmacy
Community Pharmacy
A Community Pharmacy is a brick-and-mortar pharmacy that is licensed to sell or dispense drugs to the public.
Community Telepharmacy
Telepharmacy (Community)
Telepharmacy is the delivery of traditional pharmacy services, which includes dispensing of medications and providing patient counselling, via telecommunications to patients in underserved rural and/or remote communities where they may not have local access to a pharmacist.
Change of Operating Name or External Signage Name
Change of Operating Name or External Signage Name
Pursuant to section 4.1(3) of the Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act a direct owner must give the registrar 30 days' written notice of any changes respecting the name of the pharmacy.
Change of Corporation Name
Change of Corporation Name
Whether the corporation is a direct or indirect owner, the College needs to update the corporation record when a name change occurs so that the ownership information of a pharmacy matches with the ownership documents provided at the time of the next pharmacy licence renewal.
Change of Manager
Change of Pharmacy Manager
Pursuant to section 6(1)(a) of the Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act (PODSA), a pharmacy licence is cancelled when the manager of the pharmacy changes. A pharmacy must have a manager, and the new manager must meet the eligibility criteria for a pharmacy licence set out in the Act before a pharmacy licence is issued.
New Pharmacy Ownership Requirements
New Pharmacy Ownership Requirements
In May 2016, the Provincial Government approved amendments to the Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act.
Pharmacy Licence Renewals
Pharmacy Licence Renewals
All pharmacy licences must be renewed on an annual basis. The licence expiry date can be found on the pharmacy licence. A pharmacy must renew their pharmacy before the licence expiry date otherwise they are in contravention of the Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act which will result in immediate closure of the pharmacy.
An email notification will be sent to all of the authorized representatives of the pharmacy approximately 75 days (i.e. 2 ½ months) before the pharmacy licence expires.
Permanent Pharmacy Closure
Permanent pharmacy closure
The manager and the direct owner of a closing pharmacy must understand and fulfill their duties and responsibilities prior to closing the pharmacy. These duties and responsibilities can be found in section 17.1 and 18(2)(ee) of the PODSA Bylaws.