Transferred prescriptions
 43. (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (7), a prescription shall be transferred from a pharmacy upon the request of the patient or a person acting on behalf of the patient.  O. Reg. 58/11, s. 43 (1). (2) A prescription shall not be transferred from a pharmacy where, (a) all of the drugs authorized to be dispensed by the prescription have already been dispensed; (b) the prescription is one for a narcotic drug, a verbal prescription narcotic or a controlled drug; or (c) subject to subsection (3), the prescription has been previously transferred by that pharmacy.  O. Reg. 58/11, s. 43 (2). (3) A prescription that has been transferred from a pharmacy and subsequently transferred back to that pharmacy shall not be considered to have been previously transferred for the purposes of clause (2) (c).  O. Reg. 58/11, s. 43 (3). (4) Where a prescription is transferred from a pharmacy, the pharmacy shall provide the following information to the pharmacy to which the prescription is transferred: 1. The name and address of the patient for whom the drug was prescribed. 2. The name and, if applicable, strength of the drug prescribed. 3. The directions for use, as prescribed. 4. The name and address of the prescriber. 5. The identity of the manufacturer of the drug product most recently dispensed. 6. The identification number of the prescription. 7. The total quantity of the drug remaining to be dispensed under the prescription. 8. The date the drug was first dispensed under the prescription and the date of the last refill. 9. The quantity most recently dispensed, if different from the quantity prescribed. 10. The name of the member who is responsible for the transfer of the prescription by the pharmacy.  O. Reg. 58/11, s. 43 (4). (5) The information required by subsection (4) shall be provided, (a) under the signature of a member who is practising at the pharmacy transferring the prescription; or (b) verbally by a member who practises at the pharmacy making the transfer to, (i) in the case of a pharmacy in Ontario, a member who is practising at the pharmacy to which the prescription is to be transferred, and (ii) in the case of a pharmacy outside Ontario, a person authorized to practise pharmacy at the pharmacy to which the prescription is to be transferred.  O. Reg. 58/11, s. 43 (5). (6) A prescription shall not be transferred from a pharmacy unless a record is made in that pharmacy containing, (a) the date of the transfer of the prescription; (b) the identity of the pharmacy to which the prescription was transferred; (c) the name of the member who was responsible for the transfer of the prescription by the pharmacy; and (d) where the prescription was transferred verbally, the name of the person to whom the transfer was made.  O. Reg. 58/11, s. 43 (6). (7) A drug shall not be dispensed in a pharmacy pursuant to a transferred prescription unless all of the following conditions have been met: 1. The prescription was transferred to that pharmacy from a pharmacy duly licensed or accredited in a province or territory of Canada. 2. A record has been made in that pharmacy which includes all of the information required by subsection (4). 3. Where the prescription was transferred verbally, i. the information required by subsection (4) was received by and recorded by a member who was practising at the pharmacy, and ii. a prescription was recorded and signed by the member receiving the verbal prescription.  O. Reg. 58/11, s. 43 (7). PART VII   CHILD RESISTANT PACKAGING