Advisory Notice - January 20, 2010
OCP Position re: Sale of Non-Approved Marketed Health Products
Dear Colleague:
At its meeting on December 10, 2009 the Council of the Ontario College of Pharmacists approved the adoption of the following national position statement approved by the Board of the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA) at its November meeting:
“Pharmacists should not sell a marketed health product without a Drug Identification Number (DIN), Natural Health Product Number (NPN) or Drug Identification Number for Homeopathic Medicine (DIN-HM).”
Accordingly, pharmacists are advised not to purchase or accept for sale any marketed health products, including natural health products, that do not possess a DIN, NPN, or DIN-HM.
A copy of the position statement can be found on the NAPRA website.
Your cooperation is much appreciated.
Yours truly,
Original signed by:
Deanna L. Williams, R.Ph., B.Sc.Phm., C.Dir., CAE
Registrar