As a regulated health profession, pharmacy is governed by the New Brunswick Pharmacy Act, 2014 Regulations, a Code of Ethics and professional practice requirements further guide the governance of the College and practice of pharmacy professionals.

• New Brunswick Pharmacy Act, 2014
• Regulations of the New Brunswick College of Pharmacists

Cannabis for Medical and Non-medical Purposes

• New Brunswick College of Pharmacists Cannabis Position Statement 
• Destruction of Cannabis for Medical Purposes – Controlled Substances Directorate, Health Canada 

Codeine – Exempted Codeine Products

• NB College of Pharmacists Practice Directive: Submission of Exempted Codeine Products provided to patients to the Drug Information System (DIS) / Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) 

Central Fill Practice Directive (Centralized Drug Order Processing)

The Central Fill Practice Directive was created to enable efficient drug distribution systems within the practice of pharmacy in New Brunswick. Click here for more information.

Code of Ethics

The Code of Ethics supports the mission of the College Governing the practice of pharmacy for a healthier New Brunswick and outlines a framework for ethical decision making.

• Code of Ethics – Further guidance and education

Collaborative Practice

The New Brunswick Pharmacy Act, 2014 allows pharmacists to practice under a Collaborative Practice Agreement with other health professions. The pharmacist(s) may participate in the practice of ordering, managing and modifying drug therapy according to a written collaborative practice agreement between the pharmacists and authorized prescribers who are responsible for the patient’s care.

• Collaborative Practice Application Form 
• Collaborative Practice Request for Letter of Collaboration
• Collaborative Practice sample agreement – Individual practice 
• Collaborative Practice sample agreement – Group practice 

Compliance Packaging

• Compliance Packaging Guideline 
• Frequently Asked Questions 

Compounding

Sterile Preparations

• Model Standards for Pharmacy Compounding of Hazardous Sterile Preparations (PDF)
• Model Standards for Pharmacy Compounding of Non-hazardous Sterile Preparations (PDF)

Non-sterile Preparations

• Model Standards for Pharmacy Compounding of Non-sterile Preparations (PDF)
• Guidance Document for Pharmacy Compounding of Non-sterile Preparations (PDF)
• Additional information on implementation

Compounding – Further Guidance 

• Assessing Knowledge and Technique when Compounding
• Manufacturing and Compounding drug products (Health Canada)

Emergency Preparedness

• Business Continuity Planning checklist (Template)
• Business Continuity Plan (Template in Excel)

Injections

• Policy: Administration of Injections
• Supplemental Standards of Practice: Administration of Injections

Pharmacists Pharmacists on the Active: Direct Client Care register may administer injections via IM or SC routes in accordance with Regulations (22.3-22.5), the Model Standards of Practice for Canadian Pharmacists, the Supplemental Standards of Practice for Administration of Injections, and the Policy: Administration of Injections. Pharmacy Technicians Pharmacy Technicians on the Active: Direct Client Care register may administer injections, while under the routine supervision of a pharmacist on the Direct Client Care register (with authorization to administer injections) via IM or SC routes. This is in accordance with Regulations 22.3-22.5, the Model Standards of Practice for Canadian Pharmacy Technicians, the Supplemental Standards of Practice: Administration of Injections and the Policy: Administration of Injections.

Application for authorization to administer injections [Pharmacists]     Application for a Technical Permit to Administer Injections  (FAQ – Pharmacy Technicians and injections)

Application must be made to the College within one year of successful completion of an approved training program. 

Mandatory Medication Incident Reporting (MMIR)

• New Brunswick College of Pharmacists MMIR Practice Directive 

Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)

• New Brunswick College of Pharmacists MAiD Position Statement 

Canadian MAiD Data Collection Portal

• Guidance for Reporting   

Regulations for the Monitoring of MAiD

• Regulations gc.ca

Minor Ailments (Assessing and Prescribing)

Prior to incorporating activities that relate to Minor Ailments into practice, pharmacy professionals must declare to have participated in Minor Ailments Orientation (attended in person or have read the accompanying document ). Pharmacy professionals are then able to notify the New Brunswick College of Pharmacists through a link on their online profile.

New Brunswick pharmacists may prescribe a drug, treatment or device for the treatment of a condition listed in Appendix 2 of the Regulations. Regulations 21.8(1) and 21.8(2) describe this authority in more detail. When searching the College online Directory of Pharmacy Professionals, authorization for Minor Ailments is indicated next to the pharmacy professional’s name and registration number.

• Guidance: Assessing and Prescribing for Contraception Management
• Guidance: Assessing and Prescribing for Paxlovid
• Guidance: Assessing and Prescribing for Treatment of Herpes Zoster (Shingles)

Naloxone

• New Brunswick College of Pharmacists Position Statement: Naloxone 

Opioid Agonist Treatment Practice Directive (OAT)

The OAT Practice Directive establishes requirements for the safe and effective provision of treatment to patients with opioid use disorder. Pharmacies providing Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) must notify the New Brunswick College of Pharmacists through the pharmacy manager online profile. The holder of the Certificate of Operation of the pharmacy must ensure all pharmacy staff, including pharmacy professional locums, are familiar with and adhere to this practice directive.

• Notification to the College  link for hospital manager and link for community manager
• Key Changes – OAT Practice Directive [LINK]
• Documentation Templates – OAT Practice Directive [LINK]

Pharmacy Practice Management Systems (PPMS) [NAPRA]

Pharmacy practice management systems are a critical part of the infrastructure needed for effective compliance with standards of practice for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and standards for the operation of pharmacies. The National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA) has facilitated the development of a series of essential requirements considered to be the minimum standard for pharmacy practice management systems (PPMS). The New Brunswick College of Pharmacists adopted these requirements in February, 2014.

Point of Care Testing in Pharmacies

A point of care test (POCT) is defined as a form of test where a specimen is collected from a patient by a health-care professional and analyzed rapidly at the site of patient care.

• Administering and Interpreting Point of Care Tests Policy 

Privacy 

• Privacy Policy 

Quality Management Program (QMP)

A documented, ongoing Quality Management Program supports the safe practice of pharmacy, for the benefit of practitioners and patients, and also facilitates adherence to professional standards and requirements of pharmacy legislation in New Brunswick. As per  Regulation 14.2, the pharmacy manager named on the Certificate of Operation is responsible for the implementation of and adherence to the QMP.

• Expectations of the New Brunswick College of Pharmacists – Quality Management Program  

Travel Medicine: Prescribing of Restricted Vaccines

Before a pharmacist prescribes vaccines for one of the diseases listed in Appendix 2, Section 3 of the Regulations, they must successfully complete The International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM) certification in Travel Health.

• For more information, please click here.

Virtual Pharmacy Practice

• Policy: Virtual Pharmacy Practice
• Frequently Asked Questions: Virtual Pharmacy Practice Policy

The NB Pharmacy Act, 2014

Regulations of the New Brunswick College of Pharmacists

Antimicrobial Treatment Guidelines (Provincial)

• Horizon Health Network
• Vitalité Health Network

Controlled Substances (Provincial)

• New Brunswick Prescription Monitoring
• New Brunswick Prescription Drug Monitoring and Drug Information System 

Controlled Substances (Federal)

• Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances Regulations
• Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
• Narcotic Control Regulations

Reporting of loss or theft of controlled substances and precursors

• Guidance Document
• Loss or Theft Report Form 
• Forgery Report Form

Drug Schedules

• Search National Drug Schedules
• Drug Information Resources

Food and Drugs Act (Federal)

• Food and Drugs Act
• The Prescription Drug List

Food and Drug Regulations (Federal)

• Food and Drug Regulations

Labeling of Pharmaceutical Drugs for Human Use (Federal)

• Patient Package Inserts

Natural Health Products (Federal)

• Natural and non-prescription health products
• Natural Health Products Regulations

Nursing Home Services  (Provincial)

• Government of New Brunswick Nursing Home legislation and contact information

Personal Health Information Privacy and Access Act (Provincial) 

• Government of New Brunswick Personal Health Privacy and Access Act (PHIPAA)

Prescribers (Provincial)

• College of Physicians & Surgeons NB
• Physician Assistants Register
• New Brunswick Dental Society 
• Midwifery Council of New Brunswick
  • Midwifery Act – Proclaimed August 2010
• Nurses Association of New Brunswick
  • NANB Registration Verification
• Nurse Practitioners
• New Brunswick Association of Optometrists
• New Brunswick Veterinary Medical Association

Product Selection

• Drug interchangeability (NB)
• Health Canada drug product database
• Health Canada notice of compliance database

Vaccines (Provincial)

• Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Information for immunization providers
• NB Guidance for Influenza Vaccine Delivery in the Presence of COVID-19
• COVID-19 Vaccine Information

The New Brunswick College of Pharmacists has adopted Model Standards of Practice published by the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA) as the minimum standards that all registered pharmacists and pharmacy technicians must demonstrate in practice.

Model Standards of Practice for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians in Canada

Visit the NAPRA website [LINK]

Download the PDF [LINK]

The patient is at the centre of the Model Standards of Practice for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians in Canada (MSOP). The document is structured under the following domains of the profession of pharmacy and indicates expectations of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians within each domain.

• Providing Care;
• Knowledge and Expertise;
• Communication and Collaboration;
• Leadership and Stewardship; and
• Professionalism.

Regardless of position or practice environment, when a pharmacist or pharmacy technician performs a specific role, they must perform it to the level specified in the MSOP and meet all standards associated with that role. Pharmacy professionals also employ principles of continuous quality improvement (CQI) in their processes and in the practice of pharmacy.

Professional competencies at entry to practice

These NAPRA publications describe the entry-to-practice competencies required for initial licensure to practise as a pharmacist or as a pharmacy technician in Canada.

• Pharmacists [ PDF ]
• Pharmacy Technicians [ PDF ]

The new Code of Ethics, adopted by registrants at the Annual General Meeting on June 2, 2018, supports the mission of the College Governing the practice of pharmacy for a healthier New Brunswick and outlines a framework for ethical decision making. Download the Code of Ethics ­ Commentary Conscientious Objection Commentary Ethical Decision Making During a Public Health Event E-modules These education modules were created to give members essential guidance and direction on the new Code of Ethics.  Instructions for viewing: Follow along with a copy of the Code of Ethics [ LINK] Pause the video at any time when needed Apply your learning toward continuing education (CE) requirements [ Form M] Conscientious Objection Plan  Resources Code of Ethics Download for Display Code of Ethics Guidelines for Printing

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