B.C. Reg. 9/98
O.C. 35/98
Deposited January 9, 1998
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Pharmacists, Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act

DRUG SCHEDULES REGULATION

[includes amendments up to B.C. Reg. 303/2003]

Contents
  1  Alphabetical order
  2  Sale of drugs
  3  Repealed
Schedules

Alphabetical order

1 (1) The drug schedules are printed in an alphabetical format to simplify the process of locating each individual drug entry and determining its status in British Columbia.

(2) Each entry is preceded by a code noted as 1, 1A, 2, 3 or 4, in which

1 =   Schedule I
1A =   Triplicate/Duplicate Prescription Program
2 =   Schedule II
3 =   Schedule III
4 =   Schedule IV

Sale of drugs

2 (1) Drugs listed in Schedules I, IA, II, III and IV must be sold from licensed pharmacies.

(2) Unscheduled drugs may be sold from non-pharmacy outlets.

(3) The various schedules are differentiated as follows:

Schedule I (Prescription): Schedule I drugs require a prescription for sale and are provided to the public by a pharmacist following the diagnosis and professional intervention of a practitioner. The sale is controlled in a regulated environment as defined by provincial pharmacy legislation.
Entries followed by a "V" superscript may be sold without having received a prescription if

(a) the drug is in a form not suitable for human use, or

(b) the main panel of the manufacturer’s inner label and the manufacturer’s outer label carry, in both official languages, the statement "For Veterinary Use Only" or "For Agricultural Use Only" immediately following or preceding the brand name, proper name or common name, in type size not less than one-half as large as the largest type on the label, and the product is sold in the original manufacturer’s container.

Schedule IA (Triplicate/Duplicate Prescription Program): Drugs which may be sold by a pharmacist to a practitioner or on the prescription of a practitioner in accordance with Bylaw 5 (31) (6) of the bylaws to the Pharmacists, Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act.

Schedule II (Professional Service Area): Drugs which may be sold by a pharmacist on a nonprescription basis and which must be retained within the Professional Service Area of the pharmacy where there is no public access and no opportunity for patient self-selection.

Schedule III (Professional Products Area): Drugs which may be sold by a pharmacist to any person from the self-selection Professional Products Area of a licensed pharmacy.

Schedule IV (Prescription by Pharmacist): Drugs which may be prescribed by a pharmacist in accordance with guidelines approved by the Council.

Unscheduled (Nonpharmacy Sale): Drugs which may be sold by a nonpharmacist to any person.

[am. B.C. Regs. 312/2001; 210/2002.]

Section Repealed

3 Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 418/98.]

Schedules

[am. B.C. Regs. 9/98; 141/98; 418/98; 247/99; 31/2000; 355/2000; 377/2000; 378/2000;
132/2001; 211/2001; 312/2001; 21/2002; 210/2002; 232/2002; 233/2002; 288/2002; 19/2003; 303/2003.]

Abacavir and its salts
Abciximab
Acarbose and its derivatives
Acebutolol and its salts
Acepromazine and its saltsV
Acetaminophen (in sustained-release formulations containing greater than 650 mg per unit and in package sizes greater than 50 units)
AcetanilideV
Acetarsol
Acetazolamide
Acetohexamide
Acetylcarbromal
Acetylcholine Chloride
Acetylcysteine
Acetylsalicylic acid and its salts (in oral preparations containing 80 mg or less per dosage unit in containers with more than 24 dosage units per container)
Acetylsalicylic acid and its salts (in oral preparations containing 80 mg or less per dosage unit in child-resistant containers with 24 or less dosage units per container or rectal preparations containing 150 mg or less per dosage unit)
Acetylsalicylic acid and its salts (in products intended for oral use by adults in strengths of 81 mg per dosage unit and 650 mg or greater per dosage unit and in rectal preparations containing more than 150 mg per dosage unit)
Acitretin and its salts and derivatives
Aconiazide and its salts
Acyclovir and its salts (in topical preparations in concentrations of 5% or less)
Acyclovir and its salts (except in topical preparations in concentrations of 5% or less)
Adapalene and its salts and derivatives
Adenosine and its salts (for parenteral use)
Adiphene and its salts for parenteral use
Adrenocortical hormones and their salts and derivatives, (except hydrocortisone or hydrocortisone acetate, when sold as a single medicinal ingredient in a concentration that provides 0.5% or less hydrocortisone in preparations for topical use on the skin)V
Alatrofloxacin and its salts and derivatives
Aldesleukin
Alendronic acid and its salts
Alfacalcidol
1A  Alfentanil
Alfuzosin and its salts
Alkyl nitrites
Allergy serums
Allethrins (pyrethrins)
Allopurinol
Allylisopropylacetylurea
Aloe vera latex, its extracts and derivatives (except aloin) (dosage forms for systemic use containing more than 300 mg per dosage unit)
Alpha-chloralose
Alphadolone and its salts
Alphaxalone
Alprazolam
Altrenogest
Altretamine
Alverine and its salts (for parenteral use)
Amantadine and its salts
Ambenonium chloride
Amfebutamone and its salts (see Bupropion)
Amifostine and its salts
Amikacin and its salts and derivatives
Amiloride and its salts
4- Amino-pteroyl aspartic acid and its salts
Amino acid solutions (for parenteral use)
Aminocaproic acid
Aminoglutethimide
Aminolevulinic acid and its salts and derivatives
Aminophylline
Aminopromazine [proquamezine] and its salts
Aminopterin and its salts
Aminopyrine and its derivativesV
4-Aminosalicylic acid and its salts
5-Aminosalicylic acid
Amiodarone and its salts
Amitraz
Amitriptyline and its salts
Amlexanox and its salts and derivatives
Amlodipine and its salts
Ammonium bromide
Amoxapine
Amoxicillin and its salts and derivatives
Amphotericin B and its salts and derivatives
Ampicillin and its salts and derivatives
Amprenavir and its salts and derivatives
Amprolium and its saltsV
Amrinone and its salts
Amsacrine and its salts
Amylocaine and its salts (for ophthalmic or parenteral use)
Amylocaine and its salts (preparations for topical use on mucous membranes except lozenges)
Anagrelide and its salts
Anastrozole
Ancestim
1A  Anileridine
Anisotropine and its salts
Antazoline and its salts
Anthralin
Antihemophilic factor, human
Antipyrine (except preparations for topical or otic use)V
Antipyrine for otic or topical use
Apiol, oil of (parsley oil)
Apomorphine and its salts
Apraclonidine and its salts
Apramycin and its saltsV
Aprotinin
Argatroban and its salts and derivatives
Arginine and its salts
Artemisia, its preparations, extracts and compounds (except in trace amounts in homeopathic preparations)
L-Asparaginase
Astemizole and its salts
Atenolol and its salts
Atorvastatin and its salts
Atovaquone
Atracurium besilate
Atropine and its salts (in ophthalmic or parenteral preparations)
Auranofin
Aurothioglucose
Azacyclonol and its salts
Azaribine
Azathioprine and its salts
Azatadine and its salts
Azelaic acid
Azithromycin and its salts and derivativesV
Azlocillin and its salts and derivatives
Aztreonam and its salts
Bacitracin and its salts and derivatives (for parenteral use)
Bacitracin and its salts and derivatives (for ophthalmic use)
Baclofen and its salts
Bambuterol and its salts
Basiliximab
Becaplermin
Belladonna alkaloids, and their salts and derivatives (except in preparations for topical use or in trace amounts in homeopathic preparations)
Belladonna alkaloids, their salts and derivatives for topical use
Bemegride
Benactyzine and its salts
Benazepril and its salts and derivatives
Bendazac and its salts
Benoxaprofen and its salts
Benoxinate hydrochloride (oxybuprocaine) (for ophthalmic or parenteral use)
Benserazide and its salts
Bentiromide
Benzalkonium and its salts (liquid preparations in concentrations of more than 2%)
Benzathine penicillin and its salts and derivatives
Benzethonium chloride (liquid preparations in concentrations of more than 1%)
Benzocaine and its salts (for topical use on mucous membranes for teething)
Benzocaine and its salts (for parenteral or ophthalmic use)
Benzonatate
Benzoyl peroxide (preparations of 5% or less as a single ingredient)
Benzoyl peroxide (in concentrations greater than 5 % or when sold in combination with another medicinal ingredient)
Benztropine and its salts
Benzydamine and its salts
Benzyl benzoate
Beractant
Berberis vulgaris (Barberry)
Betahistine and its salts
Betaine and its salts when sold or recommended for the treatment of homocystinuria
Betaxolol and its salts
Bethanechol chloride
Bethanidine and its salts
Bezafibrate and its salts and derivatives
Bicalutamide
Biperiden and its salts
Bisacodyl and its salts
Bishydroxycoumarin and its salts and derivatives
Bisoprolol and its salts
Bitolterol and its salts
Bleomycin
Boric acid and its salts (in preparations for systemic use, or ophthalmic preparations in concentrations of greater than 2%) [Note: does not apply to contact lens solutions intended to be rinsed off prior to placement of lens on the eye]
Bosentan and its salts and derivatives
Botulinum Toxin Type A
Bretylium tosylate
Brimonidine and its salts
Bromal
Bromal hydrate
Bromazepam and its salts
Brometone
Bromisoval
Bromocriptine and its salts
Bromoform
Brompheniramine and its salts as a single entity for the treatment of allergies
Buclizine
Bufexamac
Bumetanide and its salts and derivatives
Bupivacaine and its salts (for parenteral or ophthalmic use)
Bupivacaine and its salts (for topical use on mucous membranes except lozenges)
Bupropion and its salts (see amfebutamone)
Buserelin and its salts
Buspirone and its salts
Busulfan
Butacaine and its salts (for ophthalmic or parenteral use)
1A  Butalbital
Butaperazine and its salts
Butoconazole and its salts
1A  Butorphanol
Butyl chloral hydrate
Cabergoline and its salts
Calcipotriol
Calcitonin
Calcitriol
Calcium bromide
Calcium bromolactobionate
Calcium carbimide
Calcium chloride in injectable form for parenteral use
Calcium disodium edetate
Calcium gluconate in injectable form for parenteral nutrition
Calcium polycarbophil
Camphor (in oleaginous vehicles and in liquid forms in concentrations greater than 11%)
Candesartan and its salts and derivatives
Candicidin and its salts and derivatives
Cantharides, their preparations and derivatives
Capecitabine and its salts and derivatives
Capreomycin and its salts and derivatives
Captodiamine and its salts
Captopril and its salts
Carbachol
Carbamazepine
Carbenicillin and its salts and derivatives
Carbenoxolone and its salts
Carbetocin and its salts
Carbidopa and its salts
Carbimazole
Carbinoxamine and its salts
Carbocisteine
Carbomycin and its salts and derivatives
Carboplatin
Carbromal
Carisoprodol
Carmustine
Carphenazine and its salts
Carvedilol and its salts
Casanthranol
Caspofungin and its salts and derivatives
Cefdinir and its salts and derivatives
Cefepine and its salts and derivatives
Cefonicide and its salts
Cefoperazone and its salts and derivatives
Cefprozil and its salts and derivatives
Ceftibuten and its salts and derivatives
Celecoxib and its salts
Centella asiatica extract and active principles thereofV
Cephalosporin C and its salts and derivatives
Cerapon
Cerivastatin and its salts
Cetirizine and its salts (when sold in concentrations greater than 8.5 mg cetirizine base per dosage unit)
Cetirizine and its salts (in concentrations of 10 mg equivalent to 8.5 mg or less of cetirizine base per dosage unit) in products marketed for pediatric use (under 12 years of age)
Charcoal (activated) when sold as a poisoning antidote
Chloral
Chloral hydrate (oral)
Chloralformamide
Chloralimide
Chlorambucil and its salts and derivatives
Chloramphenicol and its salts and derivatives
Chlorcyclizine and its salts (except in preparations for external use only)
Chlordiazepoxide and its salts
Chlorhexidine and its salts (when used as a topical oral preparation)V
Chlorisondamine and its salts
Chlormezanone
Chloroprocaine and its salts (for parenteral or ophthalmic use)
Chloroprocaine and its salts (topical on mucous membranes except lozenges)
Chloroquine and its salts
Chlorothiazide and its salts and derivativesV
Chlorpromazine and its saltsV
Chlorpropamide
Chlorprothixene and its salts
Chlorzoxazone and its salts
Cholecystokinin
Cholestyramine resinV
Choline bitartrate (parenteral)
Choline salicylate (when sold in combination with magnesium salicylate)
Choline theophyllinate
Chromium chloride (chromic chloride) in injectable form for parenteral nutrition
Chymopapain (parenteral)
Chymotrypsin (parenteral and ophthalmic)
Ciclopirox and its salts
Cilastatin and its salts
Cilazapril and its salts and derivatives
Cimetidine and its salts (except when sold in concentrations of 100 mg or less per unit dose)
Cimetidine and its salts when sold in concentrations of 100 mg or less per unit dose
Cinchocaine (dibucaine) and its salts (for ophthalmic or parenteral use)
Cinchophene and its salts
Cinoxacin
Ciprofloxacin and its salts
Cisapride and its salts
Cisatracurium besilate
Cisplatin
Citalopram and its salts
Cladribine and its salts
Clarithromycin and its salts and derivativesV
Clemastine and its salts
Clenbuterol and its salts
Clidinium and its salts
Clindamycin and its salts and derivatives
Clobazam and its salts
Clodronic acid and its salts
Clofibrate
Clomiphene and its salts
Clomipramine and its salts
Clonazepam and its salts
Clonidine and its salts
Clopidogrel and its salts
Cloprostenol and its salts and derivatives
Clorazepic acid and its salts
Clotrimazole and its salts (except preparations for topical or intra-vaginal use)
Clotrimazole and its salts (preparations for intra-vaginal use)
Cloxacillin and its salts and derivatives
Clozapine and its salts
Coal tar (in concentrations of more than 10%)
Codeine and its salts (in preparations exempted from the Regulations to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act)
1A  Codeine when prescribed as a single entity or when included in a preparation containing 60 mg or more per dosage unit
Collagenase (as debriding agent)
Colchicine
Colestipol and its salts
Colfosceril and its derivatives
Colistin and its salt and derivatives
Copper sulfate in injectable form for parenteral nutrition
CorticotrophinV
CosyntropinV
Cromoglycic acid and its salts (except sodium cromoglycate in concentrations of 2% or less, in solutions for ophthalmic or intranasal use)
Cromoglycic acid and its salts in solutions of sodium cromoglycate in concentrations of 2% or less, for ophthalmic or intranasal use
Crotamiton
Cyclandelate
Cyclazocine and its salts
CyclizineV
Cyclobenzaprine and its salts
Cyclomethacaine and its salts (for ophthalmic or parenteral use)
Cyclopentamine and its salts
Cyclopentolate and its salts (in preparations for parenteral or ophthalmic use, except when sold for use in diagnostic procedures to an optometrist registered in a province of Canada)
Cyclopentolate and its salts (except for ophthalmic or parenteral use)
Cyclophosphamide
Cycloserine
Cyclosporine
Cyproheptadine and its salts
Cyproterone and its derivatives
Cytarabine and its salts
Dacarbazine
Daclizumab
Dactinomycin
Dalfopristin and its salts
Dalteparin and its salts
Danaparoid and its salts and derivatives
Danazol
Danthron
Dantrolene and its salts
Dapiprazole and its salts
Daunorubicin and its salts
Deanol and its salts and derivatives
Debrisoquin and its salts
Deferoxamine and its salts
Dehydrocholic acid and its salts
Delavirdine and its salts
Deoxycholic acid and its salts
Deserpidine and its alkaloids and salts
Desflurane
Desipramine and its salts
Desloratadine
Desmopressin and its salts
Desoxyribonuclease [pancreatic dornase]
Detomidine and its salts
Dexbrompheniramine and its salts
Dexchlorpheniramine and its salts
Dexfenfluramine and its salts
Dexraoxane and its salts
Dextromethorphan and its salts (except in oral dosage forms in package sizes containing no more than 300 mg)
Dextrose injection in concentrated solutions for parenteral nutrition
Dextrose (sclerosing agents)
Diazepam and its salts
Diazoxide and its salts
Dichloroacetic Acid
Diclofenac and its salts
Dicloxacillin and its salts and derivatives
Dicyclomine and its salts (except topicals and lozenges)
Didanosine and its salts and derivatives
Diethylbromacetamide
Diethylcarbamazine and its salts
Diethylstilbestrol and its derivatives
Difloxacin and its salts and derivatives
Diflunisal and its salts
Digitalis lanata and its glycosides (Grecian foxglove)
Digitalis purpurea and its glycosides (Common foxglove)
Digoxin immune Fab (ovine)
Dihydroquinidine and its salts (except phenylbarbiturate)
Dihydrostreptomycin and its salts and derivativesV
Dihydrotachysterol
Diiodohydroxyquin (except in preparations for topical use on the skin)
Diiodohydroxyquin (for topical use)
Diltiazem and its salts
Dimenhydrinate and its salts (for oral use when sold in packages of greater than 30 dosage units or for parenteral use)
Dimenhydrinate and its salts (for oral use when sold in packages of 30 dosage units or less or for rectal use)
Dimercaprol
Dimethothiazine
Dimethyl sulfoxide
2,4- Dinitrophenol and its salts and derivatives
Dinoprostone and its salts and derivatives
Diperodon and its salts (except for topical use)
Diphenhydramine and its salts (for parenteral or topical use)
Diphenhydramine and its salts and preparations (for oral use)
Diphenidol and its salts
Diphenylhydantoin (phenytoin) and its salts
Diphenylpyraline
Dipivefrin and its salts
Diprophylline and its salts
Dipyridamole
DirithromycinV
Disopyramide and its salts
Disulfiram
Dithranol (Anthralin)
Dobutamine and its salts
Docetaxel and its derivatives
Dolasetron and its salts
Domperidone
Donepezil and its salts
Dopamine and its salts
Dornase alfa
Dorzolamide and its salts
Doxacurium chloride
Doxapram
Doxazosin and its salts
Doxepin and its salts
Doxercalciferol and its derivitaves
Doxorubicin and its salts
Doxycycline and its salts and derivatives (when sold for intramuscular administration in caged birds)
Doxylamine and its salts (when sold or recommended for use in the nausea or vomiting of pregnancy)
Doxylamine and its salts (except those sold for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy)
Droperidol and its salts
Dyclonine (except for topical use on mucous membranes)
Dyclonine and its salts (for topical use on mucous membranes, except lozenges)
Econazole and its salts
Ecothiophate and its saltsV
Ectylurea and its salts
Edrophonium chloride
Efavirenz
Eflornithine and its salts and derivatives
Embutramide
Emedastine and its salts
Emylcamate
Enalaprilat and its salts and derivatives
Enflurane
Enoxaparin and its salts
Enrofloxacin
Entacapone
Ephedrine and its salts (in preparations containing more than 8 mg per unit dose or with a label recommending more than 8 mg per dose or 32 mg per day, or labelled or implied for use exceeding 7 days, or if indicated for other than nasal congestion)
Epinephrine and its salts (other than in pre-filled syringes intended for emergency administration by injection in the event of anaphylactic reactions to allergens)
Epinephrine and its salts (in pre-filled syringes intended for emergency administration by injection in the event of anaphylactic reactions to allergens)
Epirubicine and its salts
Epoprostenol and its salts
Eprosartan and its salts and derivatives
Epsiprantel
Eptifibatide and its salts
Ergot alkaloids and their saltsV
Erythrityl tetranitrate
Erythromycin and its salts and derivativesV
Erythropoietin
Esdepallethrin/piperonyl butoxide
Esmolol and its salts
Esomeprazole and its salts
Estazolam and its salts
Estramustine and its salts
Etanercept
Ethacrynic acid
Ethambutol and its salts
Ethanolamine oleate
1A  Ethchlorvynol
Ethinamate
Ethinyl estradiol (when used for emergency contraception)
Ethionamide and its salts
Ethoheptazine and its salts
Ethomoxane and its salts
Ethopropazine hydrochloride (profenamine and its salts)
Ethotoin and its salts
Ethyl Chloride (except in trace amounts)
Ethyl trichloramate
Ethylpapaverine and its salts
Etidronic acid and its salts
Etodolac and its salts and derivatives
Etoposide and its derivatives
Etretinate
Etryptamine and its salts
Etymemazine and its salts
Exemestane
Famciclovir and its salts
Famotidine and its salts (except in preparations for oral use containing 10 mg or less of famotidine per dosage unit)
Felodipine and its salts
Fenfluramine and its salts
Fenofibrate
Fenoprofen and its salts
Fenoterol and its salts
1A  Fentanyl
Fexofenadine hydrochloride
Fibrin
Fibrinolysin
Filgrastim
Finasteride
Flavoxate and its salts
Flecainide and its salts
Fleroxacin and its salts and derivatives
Floctafenine
Florfenicol and its derivatives
Fluconazole
Flucytosine
Fludarabine and its salts and derivatives
Flumazenil
Flunarizine and its salts
Flunixin and its salts and derivatives
Fluoride and its salts (in solid oral dosage forms containing more than 1 mg of fluoride ion)
Fluoride and its salts (oral preparations containing 1 mg or less of fluoride ion per dosage unit)
Fluorouracil and its derivatives
Fluoxetine and its salts
Flupentixol and its salts and derivatives
Fluphenazine and its salts
Fluprostenol and its salts and derivatives
Flurazepam and its salts
Flurbiprofen and its salts
Fluspirilene
Flutamide
Fluvastatin and its salts and derivatives
Fluvoxamine and its salts
Folic acidV
Folic acid (in preparations containing more than 1.0 mg of folic acid per dosage form or, where the largest recommended daily dosage shown on the label would, if consumed by a person, result in the daily intake by that person of more than 1.0 mg of folic acid)
Follicle stimulating hormone
Fomepizole and its salts
Formestane and its salts and derivatives
Foscarnet sodium
Fosfomycin and its salts
Fosinopril and its salts
Fosphenytoin and its salts
Fractar
Framycetin and its salts and derivativesV
Furaltadone and its saltsV
Furazolidone and its saltsV
FurosemideV
Fusidic acid and its salts
Gabapentin and its salts and derivatives
Galantamine and its salts and derivatives
Gallamine triethiodide
Gallium and its salts
Ganciclovir and its salts
Gatifloxacin and its salts and derivatives
Gemcitabine and its salts
Gemfibrozil and its salts
Gentamicin and its salts and derivatives
Gentian Violet
Glatiramer and its salts
Gliclazide
Glipizide
Glucagon
Glutethimide
Glyburide and its salts and derivatives
Glyceroargentinate
Glycopyrrolate and its salts
Gold and its salts
Gonadorelin and its salts
Gonadotropin, chorionic (human)
Gonadotropin, serum (human)
Goserelin and its salts
Gramicidin and its salts and derivatives (for ophthalmic use)
Granisetron and its salts
Grepafloxacin and its salts and derivatives
Griseofulvin and its salts and derivativesV
Guanethidine and its salts
Halazepam and its salt
Halofantrine and its salts
HaloperidolV
Haloprogin
Halothane
Heparin and its salts (except for topical use)
Heparin and its salts (for topical use)
Hetacillin and its salts and derivatives
Hexachlorophene and its salts
Hexacyclonate sodium
Hexamethonium and its salts
Histamine and its salts (except for topical use)
Homatropine and its salts (for ophthalmic or parenteral use or in preparations for oral use containing more than 2 mg per dosage unit)
Homatropine and its salts (for oral use in concentrations of 2 mg or less per dosage unit)
Human insulin
Hyaluronic acid and its salts (when sold or recommended for administration by intra-articular injection to horses)
Hyaluronic acid and its salts (preparations in concentrations of 5% or more)
Hyaluronidase
Hydralazine and its salts
1A  Hydrocodone (dihydrocodeinone)
HydrocortisoneV (except as a single ingredient in topical preparations in concentrations of  0.5% or less)
Hydrocortisone (as a single ingredient in topical preparations in concentrations of 0.5% or less)
Hydrocortisone acetateV (except as a single ingredient in topical preparations in concentrations of 0.5% or less)
Hydrocortisone acetate (as a single ingredient in topical preparations in concentrations of 0.5% or less)
1A  Hydromorphone (dihydromorphone)
Hydroquinone (topical preparations)
Hydroxychloroquine and its salts
4-Hydroxycoumarin and its derivatives (when sold or recommended as anticoagulants)
Hydroxyephedrine and its salts
Hydroxyurea
Hydroxyzine and its salts and derivatives
Hyoscine and its salts and derivatives [scopolamine]
Hyoscyamine and its salts and derivatives (except for topical use)
Ibuprofen and its salts (when sold in strengths greater than 400 mg per solid dosage form or per 5 mL liquid dosage form)
Ibuprofen and its salts (when sold in strengths greater than 200 mg, but less than or equal to 400 mg, per solid dosage form or per 5 mL liquid dosage form)
Ibutilide and its salts and derivatives
Idarubicin and its salts
Idoxuridine
Ifosfamide
Imatinib and its salts
Imiglucerase
Imipenem and its salts and derivatives
Imipramine and its salts
Imiquimod and its salts
Indapamide and its salts
Indinavir and its salts
Indomethacin
Infliximab
Inosiplex
Insulin
Interferon
Iodinated glycerol
Iodine and its salts and derivatives (except topical preparations or in oral doses of 1 mg or less per day)
Iodine and its salts and derivatives (for topical use)
Iodochlorhydroxyquin (for topical use)
Iodochlorhydroxyquin (except in preparations for topical use on the skin)
Ipecac and its extracts and derivatives (when used as an emetic)
Ipratropium and its salts
Iproniazid and its salts
Irbesartan and its salts
Irinotecan and its salts
Iron and its salts and derivatives (preparations with more than 30 mg elemental iron per solid dosage unit or 5 mL oral liquid)
Iron derivatives (for parenteral use)V
Isocarboxazid and its salts
Isoflurane
Isoniazid
Isopropamide and its salts
Isoproterenol (Isoprenaline) and its salts
Isosorbide and its salts and derivatives
Isotretinoin and its salts
Isoxsuprine and its salts
Isradipine and its salts
Itraconazole and its salts

IvermectinV (the exemption from requiring a prescription if sold for veterinary use does not apply when sold or recommended for intramuscular administration into horses or for administration to dogs)
Kanamycin and its salts and derivativesV
Ketamine and its salts
Ketazolam and its salts
Ketoconazole and its salts (except in preparations for topical use as a shampoo)
Ketoprofene and its salts
Ketorolac and its salts
Ketotifen and its salts
Labetalol and its salts
Lactic acid (preparations in concentrations of more than 10%)
Lactic acid (when recommended for use by injection as a tissue sclerosing agent)
Lactulose
Lamivudine and its salts
Lamotrigine and its salts
Lansoprazole and its salts
Latanoprost
Leflunomide and its salts
Letrozole
Leucovorin and its salts
Leuprolide and its salts
Levallorphane and its salts
Levamisole and its saltsV
Levargorphane and its salts
Levobunolol and its salts
Levocabastine and its salts and derivatives
Levocarnitine and its salts and derivatives
Levodopa and its salts
Levonordefrine
Levonorgestrel (when used for emergency contraception)
1A  Levorphanol
Lidocaine and its salts (for ophthalmic, otic or parenteral use, or for topical use on mucous membranes, except lozenges)
Lidocaine and prilocaine, eutectic mixture
Lincomycin and its salts and derivativesV
Lindane
Linezolid and its salts
Liothyronine and its saltsV
Lipid solutions in injectable form for parenteral nutrition
Lisinopril and its salts and derivatives
Lithium and its salts
Lobelia and its alkaloids and preparations (except internal preparations containing not more than 2 mg lobeline sulphate, external preparations containing not more than the equivalent of 400 mg of crude lobelia or preparations containing 130 mg or less of lobelia inflata)
Lodoxamide and its salts and derivatives
Lomefloxacin and its salts
Lomustine
Loperamide and its salts (oral liquid dosage forms for children)
Loperamide and its salts (in other than solid dosage forms)
Lopinavir
Loracarbef and its salts and derivatives
Loratidine and its salts and preparations in products marketed for pediatric use (under 12 years of age)
Lorazepam and its salts
Losartan and its salts
Losoxantrone and its salts
Lovastatin
Loxapine and its salts
Magnesium citrate (cathartics)
Magnesium glutamate hydrobromide
Magnesium salicylate (except oral dosage forms which also contain choline salicylate)
Magnesium sulfate in injectable form for parenteral nutrition
Manganese and its salts in injectable form for parenteral nutrition
Mannitol and its salts
Maprotiline and its salts
Marbofloxacin and its salts and derivatives
Mazindol and its salts
MebendazoleV
Mecamylamine and its salts
Mechlorethamine and its salts
Mecillinam and its salts and derivatives
Meclizine and its saltsV (when sold in concentrations of more than 25 mg per dosage unit)
Meclizine and its salts (when sold in concentrations of 25 mg or less per dosage unit)
Meclofenamic acid and its salts
Mefenamic acid and its salts
Mefloquine and its salts and derivatives
Megestrol and its salts
Melanoma therapeutic vaccine
Melarsomine and its salts
Meloxicam and its salts and derivatives
Melphalan
Menotropins (human)
Mepacrine and its salts
Mepazine and its salts
1A  Meperidine (pethidine)
Mephenoxalone
Mephentermine and its salts
Mepivacaine and its salts (for ophthalmic or parenteral use)
Mepivacaine and its salts (for topical use on mucous membranes, except lozenges)
Meprobamate
Mercaptopurine
Meropenem and its salts and derivatives
Mesna
Mesoridazine and its salts
Metaldehyde
Metaraminol bitartrate
Metathoheptazine and its salts
Metformin and its salts and derivatives
Methacholine and its salts
1A  Methadone
Methantheline and its salts
1A  Methaqualone
Methazolamide and its salts
Methdilazine and its salts
Methenamine and its salts (except for topical use)
Metheptazine and its salts
Methicillin and its salts and derivatives
Methimazole
Methisazone
Methocarbamol (except for parenteral use)
Methocarbamol (for parenteral use)
Methoin (Mephenytoin) and its salts
Methotrexate and its salts
Methotrimeprazine and its salts
Methoxamine and its salts
Methoxsalene
Methyl salicylate (in liquid dosage forms in concentrations greater than 30%)
Methyldopa and its salts
Methylene Blue (for parenteral use)
Methylparafynol
1A  Methylphenidate
Methyprylon
Methysergide and its salts and derivatives
Metoclopramide
Metolazone and its salts
Metomidate and its salts
Metopimazine and its salts
Metronidazole
Metropolol and its salts
Metyrapone and its salts
Mexiletine and its salts
Mezlocillin and its salts and derivatives
Miconazole and its salts (except in preparations for topical or vaginal use)
Miconazole and its salts (for vaginal use)
Midazolam and its salts
Midodrine and its salts
Milbemycin and its derivatives
Milrinone and its salts
Mineral tar (except shampoos with concentrations of less than 5%)
Minoxidil (except in topical solution in concentrations of 2% or less)
Minoxidil topical solution in concentrations of 2% or less
Mirtazapine and its salts
Mitomycin and its salts
Mitotane (o,p'-DDD)
Mitoxantrone and its salts
Mivacurium chloride
Molgramostim
Monobenzone
Monoethanolamine oleate
Montelukast and its salts
1A  Morphine
Moxifloxacin and its salts and derivatives
Mupirocin
Mycophenolic acid and its salts and derivatives
Nabumetone
Nadolol and its salts
Nadroparin and its salts
Nafarelin and its salts and derivatives
Nafcillin and its salts and derivatives
Nalidixic acid
Nalmefene and its salts
Naloxone and its salts
Naltrexone and its salts
Naphazoline and its salts (in nasal preparations for pediatric use)
Naproxen and its salts
Naratriptan and its salts
Narcotine and its salts (Noscapine)
Nateglinide and its salts and derivatives
Nedocromil and its salts
Nefazodone and its salts
Nelfinavir and its salts
Neocinchophen and its salts
Neomycin and its salts and derivativesV
Neostigmine salts
Netilmicin and its salts and derivatives
Nevirapine and its salts
Niacin (in extended-release formulations)
Nialamide and its salts
NicarbazinV
Nicardipine and its salts
Nicotine and its salts (when sold in a form to be administered orally by means of an inhalation device delivering 4 mg or less of nicotine per dosage unit)
Nicotinyl-tartrate
Nifedipine
Nikethamide
Nilutamide
Nimodipine and its salts
Nitrazepam and its salts
Nitrofurantoin and its saltsV
Nitroglycerin (immediate-release sublingual dosage forms )
Nitroglycerin (except for immediate-release sublingual dosage forms)
Nitroscanate
Nizatadine and its salts
Nomifensine and its salts
Norepinephrine and its salts (levarterenol, noradrenaline)
Norfloxacin
Norgestrel (when used for emergency contraception)
1A  Normethadone
Nortriptyline and its salts
Noscapine
Novobiocin and its salts and derivativesV
Nylidrin and its salts
Nystatin and its salts and derivativesV (except preparations for topical use on the skin )
Nystatin and its salts and derivatives (in topical preparations for use on the skin)
Octatropine methylbromide
Octreotide
Ofloxacin and its salts
Olanzapine and its salts
Oleandomycin and its salts and derivativesV
Olopatadine and its salts
Olsalazine and its salts
Omeprazole
Ondansetron and its salts
Orciprenaline (Metaproterenol) and its salts
Orlistat
Ormetoprim and its salts
Ornidazole
Orphenadrine citrate
Orphenadrine hydrochloride
Oseltamivir and its salts
Oxacillin, and its salts and derivatives
Oxanamide
Oxaprozin and its salts and derivatives
Oxazepam and its salts
Oxcarbazepine
Oxethazine
Oxolinic acid and its salts
Oxprenolol and its salts
Oxybuprocaine and its salts (benoxinate) (for ophthalmic or parenteral use)
Oxybuprocaine and its salts (for topical use on mucous membranes, except lozenges)
Oxybutynin and its salts
1A  Oxycodone
Oxymetazoline and its salts (in nasal preparations for pediatric use)
Oxyphenbutazone and its salts
Oxyquinoline
Oxytocin
Paclitaxel and its derivatives
Pamidronic acid and its salts
Pancreatic enzymes (in products for the treatment of established pancreatic insufficiency)
Pancreatin (in products for the treatment of established pancreatic insufficiency)
Pancrelipase (in products for the treatment of established pancreatic insufficiency)
Pancuronium and its salts
Pantoprazole and its salts
Papaveretrine and its salts
Papaverine and its salts
Paraldehyde
Paramethadione
Pargyline and its salts
Paromomycin
Paroxetine and its salts
Paroxypropione
Pemoline and its salts
Penciclovir and its salts
Penicillamine
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate
Pentagastrin and its salts
Pentamidine and its salts
1A  Pentazocine
Pentolinium tartrate
Pentosan polysulfate and its salts
Pentostatin and its salts
Pentoxifylline and its salts
Perflutren
Pergolide and its salts
Pericyazine and its salts
Perindopril and its salts
Permethrin
Perphenazine and its salts
Phacetoperane and its salts
Phenacemide
Phenacetin
Phenaglycodol
Phenazopyridine and its salts
Phenelzine and its salts
Phenformin and its salts
Pheniprazine and its salts
Phenol (preparations with concentration of more than 20%)
Phenoxybenzamine and its salts
Phenthoxate and its salts
Phentolamine and its salts
Phenylbutazone and its salts
Phenylephrine and its salts (in preparations for parenteral or ophthalmic use in concentrations greater than 2.5%)
Phenylephrine and its salts and preparations (in nasal preparations for pediatric use, in concentrations of 2.5% or less)
Phenylephrine hydrochloride for ophthalmic use in concentrations of 2.5% or less
Phenylindanedione and its derivatives
Phenyltoloxamine and its salts
Physostigmine salicylate (except preparations for oral or topical use only)V
Physostigmine salicylate (for oral or topical use)
Pilocarpine and its salts
Pimozide
Pinaverium bromide
Pindolol and its salts
Pioglitazone and its salts
Pipecuronium bromide
Piperacetazine and its salts
Piperazine and its salts
Piperilate and its salts
Pipobroman
Pipotiazine and its salts
Pipradol and its salts
Pirbuterol and its salts
Pirenzepine and its salts
Piroxicam and its salts
Pizotyline and its salts
Podophyllum and the following extracts and active principles (when sold or recommended for topical use): podophyllum toxin and podophyllum resin
Polyacrylamide
Polymixin B and its salts and derivatives (for ophthalmic use)
Polymyxin B and its salts and derivatives, (except for topical use or for local action in the oral cavity or nasal passages)V
Polysulfated glycosaminoglycan
Poractant alfa
Porfimer and its salts
Potassium bromide
Potassium gluconate when sold or recommended for administration to cats
Potassium para-aminobenzoate (except in preparations for topical use on the skin)
Potassium salts (in preparations for injection)
Potassium salts (oral preparations containing more than 5 mmol per single dose)
Povidone - iodine (vaginal preparations, except in concentrations of 5% or less)
Povidone - iodine (topical preparations, except in concentrations of 5% or less)
Pralidoxime and its salts
Pramipexole and its salts
Pramoxine and its salts (for ophthalmic or parenteral use)
Pramoxine and its salts (for topical use on mucous membranes, except lozenges)
Pravastatin and its salts
Prazepam and its salts
Praziquantel
Prazosin and its salts
Prenylamine and its salts
Prilocaine and its salts (for ophthalmic or parenteral use)
Prilocaine and its salts (for topical use on mucous membranes, except lozenges)
Primaquine and its salts
PrimidoneV
Probenecid and its salts
Probucol
Procainamide and its salts
Procaine and its salts (for ophthalmic or parenteral use)
Procaine and its salts (for topical use on mucous membranes, except lozenges)
Procarbazine and its salts
Procaterol and its salts
Prochlorperazine and its salts
Procyclidine and its salts
Prodilidine and its salts
Profenamine and its salts
Progestin (when used for emergency contraception)
Proguanil and its salts
Promazine and its saltsV
Promethazine and its salts (except for topical use)
Promethazine and its salts (for topical use)
Propafenone and its salts
Propantheline and its salts
Proparacaine and its salts (for ophthalmic or parenteral use)
Proparacaine and its salts (for topical use on mucous membranes, except lozenges)
Propofol
1A  Propoxyphene
Propranolol and its salts
Propylhexedrine
Proquamezine [aminopromazine] and its salts (for internal use)
Prostaglandins and their salts and derivatives
Protamine and its salts
Prothipendyl hydrochloride
Protirelin
Protriptyline and its salts
Pyrantel and its salts
Pyrazinamide
Pyrethrins (allethrins)
Pyrethrins (allethrins) /piperonyl butoxide
Pyridostigmine bromide
Pyrimethamine and its salts
Pyrvinium and its salts
Quetiapine and its salts
Quinagolide and its salts
Quinapril and its salts and derivatives
Quinidine salts
Quinine salts
Quinupristin and its salts
Rabeprazole and its salts
Racemethionine
Raloxifene and its salts
Raltitrexed and its salts and derivatives
Ramipril and its salts and derivatives
Ranitidine and its salts (except oral tablets in strengths of 75 mg or less)
Raubasine and its salts
Rauwolfia
Remoxipride and its salts
Repaglinide and its salts and derivatives
Rescinnamine and its salts
Reserpine and its saltsV
Reviparin and its salts
Ribavirin
Rifabutin and its salts
Rifampin and its salts and derivatives
Riluzole and its salts
Risedronic acid and its salts
Risperidone and its salts
Ritodrine and its salts
Ritonavir
Rituximab
Rivastigmine and its salts
Rizatriptan and its salts
Rocuronium bromide
Rofecoxib
Ronidazole and its salts and derivativesV
Ropinirole and its salts
Rose Bengal
Rosiglitazone and its salts
Rosoxacin and its salts
Rue and its preparations and extracts
Salbutamol and its salts
Salicylic acid and its salts (in topical preparations in concentrations over 40%)
Salmeterol and its salts
Salsalate and its salts and derivatives
Saquinavir and its salts and derivatives
Saralasin and its salts
Sargramostin
Scopolamine and its salts (hyoscine)
Selegiline and its salts
Selenium (for parenteral use)
Selenium in injectable form for parenteral nutrition
Sermorelin and its salts
Sertraline and its salts
Sevelamer hydrochloride

Sex hormonesV (the exemption from requiring a prescription if sold for veterinary use does not apply to those listed separately elsewhere in this schedule and those listed in the drug schedules associated with the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada), except those contained in an agricultural implant)
Sibutramine and its salts
Sildenafil and its salts
Silver nitrate
Simvastatin
Sincalide
Sirolimus and its derivatives
Sodium acetate in injectable form for parenteral nutrition
Sodium aurothiomalate
Sodium biphosphate (cathartic)
Sodium biphosphate (for parenteral use)
Sodium bromide
Sodium chloride in injectable form for parenteral nutrition
Sodium chloride (single ingredient solutions in concentrations of more than 0.9%)
Sodium citrate (for parenteral use)
Sodium fluoride (in solid oral dosage forms containing more than one milligram of fluoride ion)V
Sodium iodide (for sclerosing)
Sodium iodine in injectable form for parenteral nutrition
Sodium nitroprusside and its salts
Sodium phosphate (cathartics)
Sodium phosphate in injectable form for parenteral nutrition
Sodium polystyrene sulfonate
Sodium tetradecyl sulfate
Somatostatin
Somatrem
Somatropin
Sotalol and its salts
Spectinomycin and its salts and derivativesV
Spiramycin and its salts and derivativesV
Spironolactone
Stavudine
Stramonium and its preparations, extracts, and compounds
Streptokinase (as a debriding agent)
Streptokinase/streptodornase
Streptomycin and its salts and derivativesV
Streptozocin
Strontium and its salts (for parenteral use)
Strontium bromide
Succinimide and its salts and derivatives (except those compounds used for decontaminating water)
Succinylcholine and its salts
Sucralfate
1A  Sufentanil
Sulconazole and its salts
Sulfinpyrazone and its salts
Sulindac and its salts
Sulphonamides and their salts and derivativesV
Sulphones and their derivatives
Sumatriptan and its salts
Suprofen and its salts
Sutilains
Suxamethonium chloride
Tacrolimus and its derivatives
Tamoxifen and its salts
Tamsulosin and its salts
Tazarotene
Tazobactam and its salts and derivatives
Tegafur and its salts
Telmisartan and its salts and derivatives
Temazepam and its salts
Temozolomide and its salts
Tenecteplase and its salts and derivatives
Teniposide
Tenoxicam and its salts
Terazosin and its salts
Terbinafine and its salts
Terbutaline and its salts
Terconazole and its salts
Terfenadine and its salts
Terlipressin and its salts
Tetrabenazine and its salts
Tetracaine and its salts (for ophthalmic or parenteral use)
Tetracaine and its salts (for topical use on mucous membranes, except lozenges)

Tetracycline and its salts and derivativesV (the exemption from requiring a prescription if sold for veterinary use does not apply if sold as doxycycline for intramuscular administration in caged birds)
Tetrahydrozoline (in nasal preparations for pediatric use)
Thalidomide
Theobromine and its salts
Theophylline and its salts
ThiabendazoleV
Thiethylperazine and its salts
Thiocarlide
Thioguanine
Thiopropazate and its salts
Thioproperazine and its salts
Thioridazine and its salts
Thiotepa
Thiothixene and its salts
Thiouracil and its derivatives
Thrombin
Thyroglobulin
ThyroidV
Thyrotropin
Thyroxin and its salts
Tiaprofenic acid and its salts
Ticarcillin and its salts and derivatives
Ticlopidine and its salts
Tilmicosin
Tiludronic acid and its salts
Timolol and its salts
Tinidazole
Tinzaparin and its salts
Tioconazole and its salts (except in preparations for topical or intra-vaginal use in humans)V
Tioconazole and its salts (in preparations for intra-vaginal use)
Tirofiban and its salts and derivatives
Tizanidine and its salts
Tobramycin and its salts and derivatives
Tocainide and its salts
Tolazamide
Tolazoline and its salts
Tolbutamide
Tolcapone
Tolmetin and its salts
Tolterodine and its salts
Topiramate
Topotecan and its salts
Torasemide and its salts
Toremifene and its salts
Trandolaprilat and its salts and derivatives
Tranexamic acid
Tranylcypromine
Trastuzumab
Trazodone and its salts
Treosulfan
Tretamine
Tretinoin and its salts and derivatives
Triamterene and its salts
Triazolam and its salts
Tricaine and its salts
Triethanolamine oleate
Triethanolamine salicylate (in concentrations greater than 20%)
Trifluoperazine and its salts
Triflupromazine and its salts
Trifluridine
Trihexyphenidyl and its salts
Triiodothyropropionic acid
Trilostane
Trimebutine and its salts
Trimeprazine and its saltsV
Trimethadione
Trimethaphan camsylate
Trimethoprim and its salts
Trimetrexate and its salts
Trimipramine and its salts
Trioxsalen
Tripelennamine and its salts
Triprolidine
Troglitazone
Tropicamide and its salts (in preparations for parenteral or ophthalmic use, except when sold for use in diagnostic procedures to an optometrist registered in a province of Canada)
Trovafloxacin and its salts and derivatives
L-Tryptophan, when sold as a single ingredient
Tubocurarine and its salts
Tybamate
Tylosin and its salts and derivatives (when sold for the treatment of chronic colitis in dogs)
Tylosin and its salts and derivativesV (except when sold for the treatment of chronic colitis in dogs)
Tyrothricine
Uracil and its salts
Urea (in topical preparations in concentrations of more than 25%)
Ursodeoxycholic acid and its salts
VaccinesV (except diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, haemophilus B, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, influenza and meningitis)
Vaccines (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, haemophilus B, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, influenza and mengitis)
Valaciclovir and its salts
Valproic acid and its salts
Valrubicin and its derivitaves
Valsartan and its salts and derivatives
Vancomycin and its salts and derivatives
Vasopressin and its salts
Vecuronium bromide
Vedaprofen and its salts and derivatives
Vegetable tar (except shampoos in concentrations of 5% or less)
Venlafoxine and its salts
Verapamil and its salts
Veratrum album and its alkaloids and their saltsV
Veratrum viride and its alkaloids and their saltsV
Verteporfin and its salts and derivatives
Vidarabine
Vigabatrin and its salts and derivatives
Vinblastine and its salts
Vincristine and its salts
Vindesine and its salts
Vinorelbine and its salts
Viomycin and its salts and derivatives
Virginiamycin and its salts and derivativesV
Vitamin AV
Vitamin A in oral dosage form containing more than 10 000 International Units of Vitamin A per dosage form or, where the largest recommended daily dosage shown on the label would, if consumed by a person, result in the daily intake by that person of more than 10 000 International Units of Vitamin A
Vitamin B12 with Intrinsic Factor Concentrate
Vitamin DV
Vitamin D in oral dosage form containing more than 1 000 International Units of Vitamin D per dosage form or, where the largest recommended daily dosage shown on the label would, if consumed by a person, result in the daily intake by that person of more than 1 000 International Units of Vitamin D
Vitamin KV
Vitamins (any parenterals not otherwise scheduled in Schedule I)
Vitamins in injectable form for parenteral nutrition
Xanthinol nicotinate
Xylazine and its salts
Xylometazoline and its salts (in nasal preparations for pediatric use)
Xylose
Yohimbine and its salts
Zafirlukast and its salts
Zalcitabine and its salts
Zanamivir and its salts and derivatives
Zeranol
Zidovudine
Zinc chloride in injectable form for parenteral nutrition
Zinc sulfate in injectable form for parenteral nutrition
Zoledronic acid and its salts and derivitaves
Zolpidem and its salts
Zomepirac and its salts
Zopiclone and its salts
Zuclopenthixol and its salts and derivatives

Note: this regulation repeals B.C. Reg. 435/95.

 

[Provisions of the Pharmacists, Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 363, relevant to the enactment of this regulation: section 64]


V. Prescription not required if sold for veterinary use, provided that the product is labelled by the manufacturer "for agricultural use only" or "for veterinary use only"

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