Ontario Jurisprudence Exam Syllabus

Ontario Jurisprudence Exam Syllabus

Section A

Conditions for Sale* (10 items)

  • NAPRA Drug Schedules


Section B

Narcotics/Controlled Drugs* (21 items)

  • Prescription requirements
  • Record keeping
  • Methadone
  • Loss/disposal
  • Narcotics Safety and Awareness Act (NSAA)


Section C

Filling & Labeling (23 items)

  • Prescription authorization
  • Transfers/copies
  • Records/receipts
  • Compounding/manufacturing
  • Labelling/prescription record requirements
  • Child-resistant packaging, multi-medication packaging/mailing and delivery


Section D

Billing & Pricing (10 items)

  • Ontario Drug Benefit/Special Authorizations
  • Interchangeability/off-formulary interchangeability/DIDFA


Section E

Pharmacy Operations (15 items)

  • Operation requirements/supervision/library
  • Ownership/accreditation/inspections
  • Designated Manager
  • Signage/advertising


Section F

College Structures/Entry to Practice/Scope of Practice (19 items)

  • Controlled Acts/scope of practice
  • Registration requirements for all OCP members
  • College structure and function/College committees


Section G

Ethics/Standards/Responsibilities (22 items)

  • Standards of practice/documentation
  • Confidentiality/privacy
  • Professional misconduct
  • Professional judgment (e.g. refusal to fill)
  • Reporting requirements/forgeries
  • Code of Ethics

Total number of items = 120

*Candidates are provided with NAPRA's National Drug Schedules and the Prescription Regulation Summary Chart (Summary of Laws) (also available in French) for reference during the examination.

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