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.