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DRUG SCHEDULE [2 records]

Record 1 1993-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacologie
OBS

Liste de médicaments annexée à la Loi sur les aliments et drogues et à son règlement; il y en a plus d'une.

Spanish

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Record 2 1980-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacology
DEF

Each drug or substance subject to control is assigned to a schedule (with varying degrees of control for each schedule), depending upon the drug's potential for abuse, its medical usefulness, and the degree of dependence if abused.

CONT

Prescriptions for drugs in Schedules III and IV may be refilled up to five times within six months after the date of the issue if authorized by the prescriber.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacologie
DEF

Certains médicaments sont toxiques et pour cette raison le législateur a pris un certain nombre de mesures permettant de contrôler l'emploi des médicaments grâce à des restrictions de délivrance. (...) les médicaments comportent une classification en trois tableaux.

Spanish

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