Pharmacy and Drug Regulation

(Consolidated up to 81/2022) ALBERTA REGULATION 240/2006 Pharmacy and Drug Act PHARMACY AND DRUG REGULATION Table of Contents Interpretation 1 Definitions 2 Exemption: compounding, repackaging Licences 3 Application for licence 4 Application for renewal of licence 5 Conditions that registrar may impose on licence 6 Additional information to be entered in register 6.1 Exemption from licence requirement Specialized Pharmacy Service 7 Specialized pharmacy service Operation of Licensed Pharmacies 8 Location of licensed pharmacy 9 Name of licensed pharmacy 10 Physical facilities 11 Hours of operation 17 Temporary absence of pharmacist from pharmacy 18 Lock and leave 19 Contracts, compounding and repackaging pharmacies Duties of Licensees and Proprietors 20 Reporting changes to registrar 22 Information to be posted in pharmacy 23 Information to be displayed on website 24 Restrictions on advertising 25 Ongoing obligation of licensee Termination of Licence, Closure of Pharmacy and Disciplinary Matters 27 Closure of pharmacy 28 Conditions that hearing tribunal may impose 29 Costs of investigation, hearing and appeal 30 Publication of information in orders 31 Access to information in orders restricted after 10 years Approval of Bylaws 32 Approval of bylaws Matters under s2 of Act 33 Providing information under s2 of Act 34 Records required under s2 of Act Coming into Force 36 Coming into force Interpretation Definitions 1 (1) In this Regulation, (a) “Act” means the Pharmacy and Drug Act ; (b) “clinical pharmacist” means clinical pharmacist as defined in the Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Profession Regulation (AR 129/2006); (c) “code of ethics” means the code of ethics adopted under section 29.1 of the Act, unless the context indicates otherwise; (d) “courtesy pharmacist” means courtesy pharmacist as defined in the Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Profession Regulation (AR 129/2006); (e) “dispensary” means the area of a licensed pharmacy that is not accessible to the public and in which pharmacists (i) dispense, provide for sale and sell drugs referred to in sections 31 and 32 of the Act, and (ii) compound drugs referred to in sections 31, 32 and 33 of the Act; (f) “health care products, aids and devices” means (i) devices as defined in the Food and Drugs Act (Canada), (ii) natural health products as defined in the Natural Health Products Regulations (Canada) SOR/2003‑196, and (iii) products, aids and devices that promote health and treat diseases, dysfunctions and disorders and that are designated as being health care products, aids and devices in the standards for the operation of licensed pharmacies; (g) “lock and leave pharmacy” means a pharmacy described in section 18(1); (h) “patient services area” means the area of a licensed pharmacy located outside and adjacent to the dispensary where (i) patients receive pharmacy services from pharmacists, and (ii) drugs referred to in section 33 of the Act may be provided for sale; (i) “proprietor’s representative” means the individual designated by the proprietor of a licensed pharmacy to represent the proprietor and to be responsible for ensuring that the proprietor complies with the proprietor’s obligations under the Act; (j) “standards for the operation of licensed pharmacies” means the standards for the operation of licensed pharmacies adopted under section 29.1 of the Act. (2) For the purposes of the Act and this Regulation, (a) “prescription department” means the dispensary and the patient services area; (b) “public area” means the area of a licensed pharmacy located outside the prescription department; (c) “specialized pharmacy service” means a service within the practice of pharmacy that in order for it to be provided safely requires any one or more of the following: (i) special equipment; (ii) compliance with specialized standards; (iii) that it be provided by a clinical pharmacist who is authorized to use the title specialist pursuant to the Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Profession Regulation (AR 129/2006). AR 240/2006 s1;72/2009;81/2022 Exemption: compounding, repackaging 2 Sections 11, 18, 22 and 23 do not apply to a compounding and repackaging pharmacy. AR 240/2006 s2;81/2022 Licences Application for licence 3 (1) An application for any category of licence referred to in section 5 of the Act must include the following: (a) the name of the clinical pharmacist applying for the licence; (a.1) evidence satisfactory to the registrar that the clinical pharmacist applying for a pharmacy license has met any requirements with respect to experience, training and evaluation required by the council; (b) the category of licence applied for; (c) the telephone number and business address of the applicant; (d) the fax number, if any, and e‑mail address of the applicant; (e) in respect of the pharmacy that the applicant will operate as licensee, (i) the mailing address of the pharmacy and, if that address differs from the physical location of the pharmacy, the physical location of the pharmacy, (ii) the telephone number, fax number and e‑mail address of the pharmacy, (iii) if the pharmacy has a website, the website address, (iv) the name under which the pharmacy will operate, (v) copies of a scale drawing showing the physical facilities, space and layout of the pharmacy, (vi) whether the pharmacy will operate as a lock and leave pharmacy, and (vii) the hours of operation of the pharmacy; (f) an electronic copy of the pharmacy’s operating procedures and quality assurance procedures that demonstrate to the satisfaction of the registrar that the pharmacy will be operated in accordance with the Act, any order made under the Act, the code of ethics and the standards for the operation of licensed pharmacies; (g) an undertaking by the applicant (i) to personally manage, control and supervise the practice of pharmacy in the pharmacy, and (ii) to comply with the Act, any condition imposed on the licence, any order made under the Act, the code of ethics and the standards for the operation of licensed pharmacies; (h) the names of the regulated members who will engage in the practice of pharmacy in the pharmacy; (i) repealed AR 81/2022 s4; (j) the name, telephone number, fax number, e‑mail address and business address of the proprietor; (k) an undertaking by the proprietor to act in accordance with the Act, any order made under the Act, the code of ethics and the standards for the operation of licensed pharmacies; (l) the name of the proprietor’s representative, if any; (l.01) the names of any persons who have a significant ownership interest in the pharmacy or who are likely to exert control or influence over the operations of the pharmacy, which may include, without limitation, (i) major shareholders of a corporation, (ii) the members of a partnership, or (iii) the trustees and beneficial owners of a trust; (l.02) where a proprietor’s representative has been designated, evidence satisfactory to the registrar that the proprietor’s representative has completed the course or program established by the council to ensure that proprietors’ representatives understand the obligations of a proprietor and a licensee under the Act and the legislative scheme governing the operation of licensed pharmacies and the practice of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians; (l.03) evidence satisfactory to the registrar that the proprietor has managed or directed the operation of a pharmacy or is capable of managing or directing the operation of a pharmacy in compliance with the Act; (l.04) evidence satisfactory to the registrar that the proprietor has given the proprietor’s representative the authority to bind the proprietor in relation to the proprietor’s obligations under the Act and in dealings with the college; (l.1) any information that may be required by the registrar to demonstrate that the requirement of section 5.01(1)(d) of the Act will be met; (m) any other information required by the registrar. (2) Repealed AR 72/2009 s3. (3) An application for a satellite pharmacy licence must include, in addition to all of the information required under subsection (1), evidence sufficient to satisfy the registrar that the requirements of section 5.01(1)(f) of the Act will be met. (4) An application for a compounding and repackaging pharmacy licence must include, in addition to all of the information required under subsection (1), evidence sufficient to satisfy the registrar that the proposed compounding and repackaging pharmacy will have appropriate (a) qualified staff, (b) infrastructure, space, facilities and equipment, and (c) systems and procedures to undertake the proposed activities of compounding and repackaging safely and effectively and any other undertaking by the applicant. (5) A completed application must be submitted to the registrar at least 14 days before the date the applicant requires the licence. AR 240/2006 s3;72/2009;81/2022 Application for renewal of licence 4 (1) A licensee may apply to the registrar on the form set by the council for the renewal of a licence. (2) The registrar may require the applicant for the renewal of a licence to provide any or all of the information set out in section 3. (3) A completed application must be submitted to the registrar at least 30 days before the date the licence to be renewed expires. AR 240/2006 s4;81/2022 Conditions that registrar may impose on licence 5 For the purposes of sections 5.01(6) and 7(2) of the Act, the registrar may impose conditions on the licence for the purpose of enhancing the quality of regulated members’ practices at the licensed pharmacy, protecting the safety of the public or improving the quality of patient care, including conditions relating to (a) the hours of operation of a pharmacy, (b) the drugs, health care products, aids and devices that (i) must be available for dispensing, provided for sale or sold in a pharmacy, or (ii) must not be available for dispensing, provided for sale or sold in a pharmacy, (c) security systems that must be installed and security measures that must be taken by a pharmacy, (d) records, reports and information that must be submitted to the registrar, (e) the infrastructure, pharmaceutical equipment and library in a pharmacy, (f) the development and implementation of the operating procedures of a pharmacy, (f.1) the application of human resources in the pharmacy, including the ratio of clinical pharmacists to other regulated members and the use of non-regulated personnel in the pharmacy, (g) the range of services that a pharmacy may offer, and (h) time limits for fulfilment of any condition. AR 240/2006 s5;72/2009;81/2022 Additional information to be entered in register 6 (1) The registrar must enter in the register referred to in sections 5.01(5) and 6(1) of the Act the information required to be entered pursuant to the Act and the following information: (a) the telephone number, fax number and e‑mail address of the pharmacy; (b) if the pharmacy has a website, the website address of the pharmacy; (c) the name under which the pharmacy operates; (d) whether the pharmacy operates as a lock and leave pharmacy. (2) The registrar may (a) update information in the register and remove outdated or incorrect information from the register, (b) add or delete information from the register to comply with the Act and this Regulation, and (c) undertake any steps necessary for the proper maintenance of the register. AR 240/2006 s6;72/2009 Exemption from licence requirement 6.1 A clinical pharmacist or other pharmacist authorized under the Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Profession Regulation (AR 129/2006) who is engaged by a community pharmacy is exempted from holding a mail order pharmacy licence to dispense or sell a drug on behalf of the community pharmacy to a patient who does not attend the pharmacy in the following circumstances: (a) if the patient or patient’s agent regularly attends the community pharmacy to receive pharmacy services, but is unable to do so on a particular occasion because of a circumstance or condition affecting the patient like illness or travel or work away from the location of the community pharmacy; (b) if a clinical pharmacist or other pharmacist authorized under the Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Profession Regulation (AR 129/2006) regularly attends personally on the patient to assess the patient and monitor the patient’s response to drug therapy; (c) if there is (i) a general health emergency or crisis, recognized by resolution of the council of the College, (ii) a state of public emergency declared under the Public Health Act , or (iii) a local state of public health emergency declared under the Public Health Act , that makes it unsafe or inadvisable for patients to attend the community pharmacy. AR 72/2009 s6.1;81/2022 Specialized Pharmacy Service Specialized pharmacy service 7 (1) Neither a licensee nor proprietor shall hold out that a licensed pharmacy offers specialized pharmacy services unless the licensed pharmacy is designated under subsection (3). (2) A licensee may apply to the registrar to designate a licensed pharmacy as a pharmacy that offers specialized pharmacy services. (3) If the registrar is satisfied that a licensed pharmacy meets the criteria established and published by the council, the registrar may designate the licensed pharmacy as a pharmacy that offers specialized pharmacy services. (4) Only a licensee or a proprietor of a licensed pharmacy that has been designated under subsection (3) as a pharmacy that offers specialized pharmacy services may hold out that the licensed pharmacy is a pharmacy that offers specialized pharmacy services. AR 240/2006 s7;72/2009 Operation of Licensed Pharmacies Location of licensed pharmacy 8 A licensed pharmacy must provide pharmacy services only at the location specified in the licence. AR 72/2009 s8;81/2022 Name of licensed pharmacy 9 (1) A licensed pharmacy must operate under only one name, which must be (a) the name provided to the registrar under section 3(1)(e)(iv), or (b) another name approved by the registrar. (2) The name of a licensed pharmacy must not be used by the licensee or proprietor in relation to any other business in a manner that is likely to mislead or confuse the public into believing that the other business is or contains a licensed pharmacy. (3) The name of a licensed pharmacy must not be a name that, in the opinion of the registrar, would harm the integrity of the profession of pharmacists or pharmacy technicians. AR 240/2006 s9;81/2022 Physical facilities 10 (1) The physical facilities, space and layout of a licensed pharmacy must remain as depicted in the copies of the scale drawing provided to the registrar under section 3(1)(e)(v) unless the registrar first approves a change in writing. (2) A licensee may apply in writing to the registrar for approval for a change to the physical facilities, space or layout of a licensed pharmacy. (3) An application under subsection (2) must be made at least 30 days before the intended change. (4) The registrar must, within a reasonable time after receiving an application under subsection (2), (a) approve the change, (b) dismiss the application, or (c) if more information is required to make a decision on the application, request that information from the applicant. AR 240/2006 s10;81/2022 Hours of operation 11 (1) A licensed pharmacy must remain open to the public during the hours of operation submitted to the registrar under section 3(1)(e)(vii). (2) A licensee must (a) inform the registrar of any change in the hours referred to in subsection (1) not less than 14 days before the change occurs, and (b) post the hours of operation at all public entrances to the pharmacy. 12 to 16 Repealed AR 81/2022 s11. Temporary absence of pharmacist from pharmacy 17 A licensed pharmacy may be without a clinical pharmacist or a courtesy pharmacist during the hours of operation if (a) the total amount of time the pharmacy is without a clinical pharmacist or courtesy pharmacist during the hours of operation does not exceed one hour, (b) the clinical pharmacist or courtesy pharmacist who is temporarily absent is accessible in person or by phone and can return to the pharmacy immediately, and (c) the clinical pharmacist or courtesy pharmacist ensures that during the absence (i) either (A) no restricted activities are performed, or (B) restricted activities are performed only by individuals authorized to perform them and that they are performed in accordance with the authorization, (ii) the practice of pharmacy and safety of the public are not compromised, and (iii) all drugs and patient records are secure from unauthorized access. AR 72/2009 s17;81/2022 Lock and leave 18 (1) If a licensed pharmacy (a) is located where the licensed pharmacy does not occupy all of the premises, and (b) operates for fewer hours than the hours that the premises are open to the public, the licensee must advise the registrar that the pharmacy is operating as a lock and leave pharmacy. (2) The licensee of a pharmacy operating as a lock and leave pharmacy must ensure that when the pharmacy is closed (a) the dispensary and all drugs and blood products are locked up to prevent unauthorized access, (b) no drugs or blood products are dispensed, provided for sale or sold from the licensed pharmacy, and (c) patient records are secure from unauthorized access. (3) On the registrar’s request, the licensee of a pharmacy operating as a lock and leave pharmacy must provide the registrar with information that demonstrates how the pharmacy meets the requirements of subsection (2). (4) The registrar may impose conditions in respect of the operation of a licensed pharmacy that is operating as a lock and leave pharmacy. AR 72/2009 s18;81/2022 Contracts, compounding and repackaging pharmacies 19 A licensee of a compounding and repackaging pharmacy must (a) ensure that the compounding and repackaging pharmacy only provides compounding and repackaging services to other pharmacies under the terms of written contracts that (i) include the terms required by the council, and (ii) are in the form required by the registrar, and (b) provide copies of those contracts to the registrar on request. AR 240/2006 s19;72/2009 Duties of Licensees and Proprietors Reporting changes to registrar 20 (1) A licensee must notify the registrar in writing at least 14 days in advance, where any of the following is expected to occur: (a) the licensed pharmacy is to be relocated; (b) the licensee intends to employ a pharmacist who is registered in the courtesy register category of the college’s regulated members register to engage in the practice of pharmacy in the licensed pharmacy; (c) the licensee intends to cease being a licensee; (d) the proprietor’s representative will change; (e) the corporate proprietor of the licensed pharmacy or a major shareholder of the proprietor will change. (2) A licensee must notify the registrar in writing within 14 days after there is a change in any of the information, other than information referred to in subsection (1), provided to the registrar as part of an application for a licence or for the renewal of a licence. (3) If requested by the registrar, a licensee must notify the registrar in writing of any change in the directors or shareholders of a corporate proprietor. 21 Repealed AR 81/2022 s14. Information to be posted in pharmacy 22 A licensee must ensure that the following are posted in the prescription department in the view of patients: (a) the licence issued to the licensee; (b) information, in a form approved by the council, as to how a complaint about the operation of the pharmacy or the practice of pharmacy by a regulated member may be given to the college; (c) any other information required by the council to be made available for the purpose of informing the public about (i) the practice of pharmacy, and (ii) programs designed to protect the public. AR 240/2006 s22;72/2009 Information to be displayed on website 23 If a licensed pharmacy uses a website to promote or offer pharmacy services to the public, the licensee must ensure that the website prominently displays (a) a copy of the licence and information required to be posted under section 22, (b) repealed AR 72/2009 s12, (c) the location, mailing address, e‑mail address and telephone number of the licensed pharmacy, (d) the name, pharmacist practice permit number and business address of the licensee, (e) a statement that the licensee is required to provide, on the request of a patient, the name and practice permit number of any regulated member who provides a pharmacy service to the patient or who engages in the practice of pharmacy with respect to a patient, (f) the name and business address of the proprietor, (g) the name of the proprietor’s representative, and (h) other information required to be displayed by the council. AR 240/2006 s23;72/2009;81/2022 Restrictions on advertising 24 (1) A licensee and a proprietor must ensure that advertising in relation to a licensed pharmacy (a) is not false or misleading, (b) does not encourage the misuse or inappropriate use of drugs or otherwise have the potential to compromise patient safety, and (c) does not undermine the honour or integrity of the pharmacy profession. (2) A licensee or proprietor must not (a) claim to be a representative of the college unless authorized to do so by the college, (b) make any claims of a special endorsement by the college, or (c) claim to offer or imply that it offers specialized pharmacy services or that it is a specialist unless that specialized pharmacy service or speciality is authorized by the registrar pursuant to an approval by the council. (3) Neither a licensee nor a proprietor may engage in any practice that unduly interferes with independent patient choice, including supplying or encouraging a person who issues prescriptions to use prescription blanks that bear (a) the name or address of (i) the pharmacy, (ii) a pharmacist who engages in the practice of pharmacy at the pharmacy, or (iii) the proprietor of the pharmacy, or (b) a slogan or logo that is associated with or identifies the pharmacy. (4) Nothing in subsection (3) is intended (a) to prevent a pharmacist, who is prescribing a drug, from identifying that pharmacist or the business address of that pharmacist on a prescription, and (b) to limit a licensee or proprietor from recommending a pharmacy service, a service within the practice of pharmacy or other service that will meet the needs of a patient. (5) A licensee or proprietor must not (a) give anything of value to another person, or (b) receive anything of value from another person for recommending a pharmacist’s or a licensed pharmacy’s services. (6) Subsection (5) does not apply to the payment of the costs of advertising. (7) A licensee or proprietor must not solicit the transfer of prescriptions or the transfer of care of patients. AR 240/2006 s24;72/2009;81/2022 Ongoing obligation of licensee 25 A licensee must ensure that a licensed pharmacy (a) has the facilities, space and equipment and the systems and procedures in place to support the safe and effective provision of pharmacy services, (b) maintains an inventory of drugs appropriate to the category of licence issued in respect of the pharmacy, (c) complies with and operates in accordance with all enactments of Alberta or Canada applicable to pharmacies, the practice of pharmacy, drugs, blood, blood products and parenteral nutrition and health care products, aids and devices, (d) has security systems and procedures, including security systems and procedures for information technology, to ensure that unauthorized individuals do not obtain access to drugs or to patient information, (e) employs an appropriate number and combination of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, other regulated health professionals and non-regulated staff for the safe and effective provision of pharmacy services, (e.1) requires a criminal record check from all unregulated individuals engaged by the pharmacy to support or provide assistance in the provision of a restricted activity or the delivery of a drug to a patient, and (f) has proper storage facilities to ensure that the quality and integrity of drugs, blood products and parenteral nutrition and health care products, aids and devices are maintained. AR 72/2009 s25;81/2022 26 Repealed AR 81/2022 s18. Termination of Licence, Closure of Pharmacy and Disciplinary Matters Closure of pharmacy 27 (1) If a licence is suspended, cancelled or otherwise terminated or a licensed pharmacy ceases to provide pharmacy services or otherwise engage in the practice of pharmacy, the licensee must (a) ensure that all drugs in the pharmacy (i) are disposed of in a manner that complies with the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada) and the Food and Drugs Act (Canada), or (ii) if there is a reasonable expectation of a new licence being issued or the suspension being lifted, are sealed in a locked container or area and that all necessary steps are taken to maintain the integrity of the drugs until a new licence is issued or the suspension is lifted, (b) immediately advise the registrar of the date the pharmacy ceases to operate, (c) arrange (i) to transfer patient records to another licensed pharmacy, or (ii) to give each patient access to a copy of the patient’s record, (d) advise the college of the location of the patient records, and (e) ensure that an inventory of all drugs in the pharmacy is prepared and that (i) one copy is maintained in the files of the closed pharmacy, (ii) one copy is sent to the college, and (iii) one copy is kept by the licensee. (2) If the licensee does not comply with subsection (1), the proprietor or any other person who takes control of the pharmacy must ensure (a) that a pharmacist is retained to carry out the obligations set out in subsection (1), or (b) if it is not reasonably practicable to retain a pharmacist, that the college is given notice and is given access to the pharmacy to carry out the obligations set out in subsection (1). (3) If the college acts under subsection (2)(b), the licensee, or former licensee if the licence is terminated, is jointly and severally liable with the proprietor to the college for all costs incurred by the college in taking those actions. (4) Despite subsection (3), if the college determines that the licensee was prevented from complying with subsection (1) by the proprietor, the proprietor is solely liable for all costs incurred by the college acting under subsection (2)(b). AR 240/2006 s27;72/2009;81/2022 Conditions that hearing tribunal may impose 28 A hearing tribunal acting under Part 2 of the Act may impose any condition that the registrar is authorized to impose by section 5. Costs of investigation, hearing and appeal 29 At the conclusion of a hearing under section 23 or 26 of the Act, the hearing tribunal may, and at the conclusion of an appeal the council may, order that the regulated member or the proprietor who is not a regulated member, as the case may be, must pay, within the time set out in the order, all or part of the expenses, costs and fees related to the investigation or hearing, or both, and the appeal, if applicable, including but not restricted to the following: (a) the expenses of an expert who assessed and provided a written report on the subject‑matter of the complaint; (b) the legal expenses and fees for legal services provided to the college, the complaints director, the hearing tribunal and the council; (c) the travelling expenses and daily allowance, as determined by the council, for the complaints director, the investigator, the members of the hearing tribunal who are not public members and the members of the council; (d) the witness fees and expert witness fees and the expenses of witnesses and expert witnesses; (e) the costs of creating a record of the proceedings and transcripts and of serving notices and documents; (f) any other expenses of the college directly attributable to the investigation or hearing, or both, and the appeal, if applicable. Publication of information in orders 30 (1) Where a hearing tribunal makes an order under section 23 or 26 of the Act, the registrar must, after the period for appeal has expired or all appeal rights have been exhausted or abandoned, (a) publish the information in the order (i) in the newsletter of the college, and (ii) on the website of the college, and (b) provide a copy of the order to any person who makes a request to the registrar or who the registrar considers should receive a copy in the interests of protecting the public. (2) Where an order referred to in subsection (1) (a) directs the suspension or cancellation of a licence, (b) imposes conditions in respect of a licence or the operation of a licensed pharmacy, or (c) directs that no regulated member may engage in the practice of pharmacy in a licensed pharmacy, the registrar may publish that information in the manner set out in subsection (1)(a) or provide that information to a person in the manner set out in subsection (1)(b) before the period for appeal has expired or all appeal rights have been exhausted or abandoned . (3) Repealed AR 81/2022 s20. AR 72/2009 s30;81/2022 Access to information in orders restricted after 10 years 31 (1) On the expiry of 10 years (a) following the date of an order of a hearing tribunal, or (b) where a matter is appealed, following the date of an order of the council on appeal, the registrar must discontinue making information in the order available to the public. (2) Nothing in subsection (1) prevents the registrar from disclosing information in an order (a) to a regulatory agency at any time, or (b) to any person if the order continues to have effect after 10 years. AR 240/2006 s31;72/2009 Approval of Bylaws Approval of bylaws 32 (1) At least 60 days before the council considers a motion to adopt a bylaw, the registrar must (a) make a draft of the proposed bylaw available on the website of the college, and (b) notify the members of the college through the official publication of the college or by another means approved by the council that a draft of the proposed bylaw is available on the website of the college. (2) A regulated member may make representations in writing to the registrar about the proposed bylaw within the time period stipulated by the registrar. (3) The council must consider any representations made about a proposed bylaw and the council may in accordance with its bylaws adopt the bylaw. AR 240/2006 s32;72/2009 Matters under s2 of Act Providing information under s2 of Act 33 (1) The registrar or another field officer may request that a person described in section 2(1)(a) or (d) of the Act provide the following information: (a) the name and address of a person who purchased a drug or of a person to whom a drug was supplied; (b) the date of the purchase or supply and the delivery of a drug; (c) the name and quantity of a drug that was purchased or supplied. (2) The registrar or another field officer may request from a person described in section 2(1)(a) or (d) of the Act records that relate to any sale or supply of a drug. Records required under s2 of Act 34 (1) A person described in section 2(1)(a) of the Act must maintain a record of drugs that are sold by that person as described in section 2(1)(a) of the Act. (2) A person described in section 2(1)(d) of the Act must maintain a record of drugs that are supplied by that person as described in section 2(1)(d) of the Act. (3) The records referred to in subsections (1) and (2) must include (a) the address of each person to whom a drug is sold or supplied, as the case may be, (b) the name and quantity of each drug sold or supplied, (c) the date of each sale or supply and delivery of a drug, and (d) the location to which each drug was delivered. (4) The records referred to in subsections (1) and (2) must be maintained for 2 years from the date of the last entry. Coming into Force 35 Repealed AR 131/2018 s3. Coming into force 36 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of Schedule 19 to the Health Professions Act and the Pharmacy and Drug Act .