NSAA - Narcotics Safety and Awareness Act Questions and Answers Latest Update 2025
ontario is seeing an increase in: - Answers -narcotics-related deaths
-drug abuse and addiction
-pharmacy theft of prescription narcotics
-risk to the health and safety of Ontarians and pharmacy staff
___________________________ has taken the ontario narcotics strategy initiative to improve the
overall health and safety of all Ontarians - Answers The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
who is the ministry of health and long term care partnering with for the ontario narcotics
strategy (NSAA)? - Answers -partner with the health care sector to educate on medically
appropriate prescribing and appropriate dispensing
-identifying and reducing the abuse and diversion of narcotics
-supporting treatment or and reducing narcotics addictions and deaths
The Narcotics Safety and Awareness Act (NSAA) is a ___________________legislation affecting
the _____________________ and __________________ of __________________________ in Ontario -
Answers provincial legislation
prescribing and dispensing of monitored drugs
What is a monitored drug (3 points) ? - Answers -any controlled substance listed in a schedule in
the CDSA
-other drugs not listed in CDSA that the ministry of health wished to track
-any other drug as listed by the ministry of health
a central database to allow for drug utilization reviews of monitored drugs - Answers Narcotics
Monitoring System (NMS)
is there documentation requirements for BOTH dispensers and pharmacies for NMS? - Answers
Yes
What info is required on prescription of a *monitored drug*? - Answers 1. Patient ID #
2. Type of ID shown
3. Prescriber registration #
4. other info required for all prescriptions : (patient name, date, name/address of prescriber,
name/strength/quantity of drug, directions for use, etc)
ontario is seeing an increase in: - Answers -narcotics-related deaths
-drug abuse and addiction
-pharmacy theft of prescription narcotics
-risk to the health and safety of Ontarians and pharmacy staff
___________________________ has taken the ontario narcotics strategy initiative to improve the
overall health and safety of all Ontarians - Answers The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
who is the ministry of health and long term care partnering with for the ontario narcotics
strategy (NSAA)? - Answers -partner with the health care sector to educate on medically
appropriate prescribing and appropriate dispensing
-identifying and reducing the abuse and diversion of narcotics
-supporting treatment or and reducing narcotics addictions and deaths
The Narcotics Safety and Awareness Act (NSAA) is a ___________________legislation affecting
the _____________________ and __________________ of __________________________ in Ontario -
Answers provincial legislation
prescribing and dispensing of monitored drugs
What is a monitored drug (3 points) ? - Answers -any controlled substance listed in a schedule in
the CDSA
-other drugs not listed in CDSA that the ministry of health wished to track
-any other drug as listed by the ministry of health
a central database to allow for drug utilization reviews of monitored drugs - Answers Narcotics
Monitoring System (NMS)
is there documentation requirements for BOTH dispensers and pharmacies for NMS? - Answers
Yes
What info is required on prescription of a *monitored drug*? - Answers 1. Patient ID #
2. Type of ID shown
3. Prescriber registration #
4. other info required for all prescriptions : (patient name, date, name/address of prescriber,
name/strength/quantity of drug, directions for use, etc)
