1 (1) In this Act, “authorized prescriber” means a physician, registered nurse in the extended class, a prescribed person or a member of a prescribed class; (prescripteur autorisé) “designated” means designated in the Formulary by the executive officer; (“désigné”) “drug” means a drug as defined in the Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act, and includes, (a)  any substance designated as a listed drug product before section 16 of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Act, 2006 came into force, and (b)  any substance that was supplied under this Act by virtue of section 16 before section 16 of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Act, 2006 came into force; (“médicament”) “executive officer” means the executive officer of the Ontario public drug programs appointed under section 1.1; (“administrateur”) “Formulary” means the Formulary that the executive officer is required to keep, maintain and publish under section 1.2; (“Formulaire des médicaments”) “inspector” means a person appointed under section 14; (“inspecteur”) “interchangeable”, when describing a drug product, means a drug or combination of drugs identified by a specific product name or manufacturer and designated under the Drug Interchangeability and Dispensing Fee Act as interchangeable with one or more other such products; (“interchangeable”) “listed drug product” means a drug or combination of drugs in a particular dosage form and strength identified by a specific product name or manufacturer and designated as a listed drug product; (“produit médicamenteux énuméré”) “listed substance” means a substance, other than a drug, designated as a listed substance; (“substance énumérée”) “Minister” means the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care or any other member of the Executive Council to whom the administration of this Act is assigned under the Executive Council Act; (“ministre”) “operator of a pharmacy” means, (a)  the holder of a certificate of accreditation for the operation of a pharmacy under section 139 of the Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act, or (b)  the operator of a pharmacy operated in or by a hospital that is a public hospital under the Public Hospitals Act; (“exploitant d’une pharmacie”) “physician” means a member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario; (“médecin”) “prescribed” means prescribed in the regulations; (“prescrit”) “prescription” means a direction from a person authorized to prescribe drugs within the scope of his or her practice of a health discipline directing the dispensing of a drug or mixture of drugs for a specified person; (“ordonnance”) “registered nurse in the extended class” means a registered nurse who holds an extended certificate of registration under the Nursing Act, 1991; (“infirmière autorisée ou infirmier autorisé de la catégorie supérieure”) “regulations” means the regulations made under this Act. (“règlements”)  R.S.O. 1990, c. O.10, s. 1; 1996, c. 1, Sched. G, s. 2; 2006, c. 14, s. 6 (1-4); 2006, c. 19, Sched. L, s. 11 (2); 2006, c. 27, s. 17; 2017, c. 11, Sched. 4, s. 1. No therapeutic substitution (2) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit therapeutic substitution.  2006, c. 14, s. 6 (5). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1996, c. 1, Sched. G, s. 2 (1-5) - 27/05/1996 2006, c. 14, s. 6 (1-5) - 01/10/2006; 2006, c. 19, Sched. L, s. 11 (2) - 22/06/2006; 2006, c. 27, s. 17
- 20/12/2006 2007, c. 10, Sched. L, s. 31 - 04/06/2007 2017, c. 11, Sched. 4, s. 1 - 01/07/2017