NSAA - Narcotics Safety and Awareness Act Questions and Answers Latest Update 2025

NSAA - Narcotics Safety and Awareness Act Questions and Answers Latest Update 2025 ontario is seeing an increase in: - Answers -narcotics-related deaths -drug abuse and addiction -pharmacy theft of prescription narcotics -risk to the health and safety of Ontarians and pharmacy staff ___________________________ has taken the ontario narcotics strategy initiative to improve the overall health and safety of all Ontarians - Answers The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care who is the ministry of health and long term care partnering with for the ontario narcotics strategy (NSAA)? - Answers -partner with the health care sector to educate on medically appropriate prescribing and appropriate dispensing -identifying and reducing the abuse and diversion of narcotics -supporting treatment or and reducing narcotics addictions and deaths The Narcotics Safety and Awareness Act (NSAA) is a ___________________legislation affecting the _____________________ and __________________ of __________________________ in Ontario - Answers provincial legislation prescribing and dispensing of monitored drugs What is a monitored drug (3 points) ? - Answers -any controlled substance listed in a schedule in the CDSA -other drugs not listed in CDSA that the ministry of health wished to track -any other drug as listed by the ministry of health a central database to allow for drug utilization reviews of monitored drugs - Answers Narcotics Monitoring System (NMS) is there documentation requirements for BOTH dispensers and pharmacies for NMS? - Answers Yes What info is required on prescription of a *monitored drug*? - Answers 1. Patient ID # 2. Type of ID shown 3. Prescriber registration # 4. other info required for all prescriptions : (patient name, date, name/address of prescriber, name/strength/quantity of drug, directions for use, etc) -if missing, info can be obtained verbally and be recorded on the prescription What info must be submitted to the NMS when dispensing a monitoring drug? (10 items) - Answers 1. prescriber registration # and regulatory body where registered 2. patient ID # and type of ID 3. name of patient 3. birthdate and gender of patient dispensed 5. DIN 6. Qty of drug dispensed 7. length of therapy 8. Rx #