PRP ADVISORY Drug Panel Update February 11, 2020
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FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION PRP ADVISORY Drug Panel Update February 11, 2020 Update on Regulatory Bylaw 18.1 (The Prescription Review Program) Please be advised of the amendment to The College of Physician and Surgeons of Saskatchewan’s Regulatory Bylaw 18.1(a) Panel of Monitored Drugs as outlined below. The drug names highlighted in YELLOW below reflect the new additions, effective immediately. A reminder that in accordance with bylaw 18.1(g), Physicians shall only prescribe part-fills of medications to which the Prescription Review Program applies if the following information is specified in the prescription: (i) The total quantity; (ii) The amount to be dispensed each time; and (iii) The time interval between fills. According to bylaw 18.1(e), A physician who prescribes a drug to which the Prescription Review Program applies, and who provides the prescription directly to a pharmacy by electronic prescribing, by email or by FAX, or who transmits a prescription in accordance with the policies and protocols of the Pharmaceutical Information Program, need not include both the quantity numerically and in written form. AMPHETAMINES - in all dosage forms BUPRENORPHINE – in all dosages and forms ANABOLIC STEROIDS BUTALBITAL - in all dosage forms ANILERIDINE - in all dosage forms BUTALBITAL WITH CODEINE - in all dosage forms BACLOFEN BUTORPHANOL BARBITUATES CHLORAL HYDRATE BENZODIAZEPINES – in all dosages and forms cps.sk.ca February 11, 2020 1 | Page COCAINE - in all dosage forms NORMETHANDONE-P-HYDROXYEPHEDRINE - in all dosage forms CODEINE- in all dosage forms OXYBUTYNIN DIACETYLMORPHINE OXYCODONE - as the single active ingredient or DIETHYLPROPION - in all dosage forms in combination with other active ingredients in DIPHENOXYLATE all dosage forms FENTANYL - in all dosage forms OXYMORPHONE GABAPENTIN PANTOPON - in all dosage forms HYDROCODONE - DIHYDROCODEINONE - in all PENTAZOCINE - in all dosage forms dosage forms PHENTERMINE - in all dosage forms HYDROMORPHONE - DIPHRYDROMORPHONE - PREGABALIN in all dosage forms PROPOXYPHENE - in all dosage forms KETAMINE REMIFENTANIL LEVORPHANOL - in all dosage forms SUFENTANIL MEPERIDINE - PETHIDINE - in all dosage forms TAPENTADOL METHADONE - in all dosage forms TRAMADOL – in all dosage forms METHYLPHENIDATE - in all dosage forms ZOLPIDEM MORPHINE - in all dosage forms ZOPICLONE QUESTIONS: For more information, write to the Prescription Review Program at [email protected] or call 1-306-244-7355. 2 | Page cps.sk.ca February 11, 2020 .