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61. A prescription, except for a narcotic drug or verbal prescription narcotic, shall only be refilled where the person refilling the prescription records, (a) on the original prescription therefor, (i) the date of the refill, (ii) the quantity of the drug dispensed, and (iii) his or her signature; or (b) in a record of prescriptions kept under the name of each patient, (i) the date of the refill, (ii) the identification number that is on the prescription therefor, (iii) the name, strength where applicable, and quantity of the drug dispensed, (iv) the identity of the manufacturer of the drug dispensed, (v) the name of the prescriber, (vi) the price charged, and (vii) the signature of the person refilling the prescription. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 551, s. 61; O. Reg. 172/08, s. 8. 62. (1) A pharmacist may transfer a prescription to another pharmacist for the purpose of refilling the prescription, except with respect to a prescription for a controlled drug or a controlled drug preparation or a narcotic drug or a verbal prescription narcotic, where, (a) the prescriber has authorized the prescription to be refilled a specific number of times and there are authorized refills remaining; (b) the pharmacist transferring the prescription gives a copy of the prescription either, (i) in writing to the person named in the prescription, his or her agent or a pharmacist acting on behalf of such person or agent, or (ii) verbally to a pharmacist acting on behalf of the person named in the prescription; (c) the transferred prescription is marked “transferred copy”; (d) the transferred copy contains, (i) the name and address of the person for whom the drug is prescribed, (ii) the name and quantity of the drug prescribed and where applicable the strength of the drug, (iii) the quantity of the drug dispensed if different from the quantity prescribed, (iv) the directions for use as prescribed, (v) the name and address of the prescriber, (vi) the identity of the manufacturer of the drug dispensed, (vii) the identification number of the prescription, (viii) the name and address of the pharmacy transferring the prescription, (ix) the date the prescription was issued by the prescriber, (x) the number of refills authorized originally, (xi) the number of authorized refills remaining, (xii) the date of the last refill, and (xiii) the name of the pharmacist transferring the prescription; and (e) the pharmacist transferring the prescription records on the original prescription or in a record of prescriptions kept under the name of each patient that the prescription has been transferred, the date of the transfer and his or her signature. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 551, s. 62 (1); O. Reg. 172/08, s. 9 (1, 2). (2) A prescription that has been transferred from a pharmacist shall not be refilled in the transferring pharmacy and shall not be transferred further. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 551, s. 62 (2). (3) A pharmacist to whom a prescription has been transferred shall not dispense a drug pursuant thereto until he or she has obtained from the pharmacist transferring the prescription the information set out in clause (1) (d) and, where the prescription has been transferred verbally, reduced the prescription to writing indicating therein the information specified in clause (1) (d). R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 551, s. 62 (3); O. Reg. 172/08, s. 9 (3).