Midwifery Act, 1991
Loi de 1991 sur les sages-femmes
ONTARIO REGULATION 884/93
DESIGNATED DRUGS
Consolidation Period: From January 22, 2010 to the e-Laws currency date.
Last amendment: O. Reg. 13/10.
This Regulation is made in English only.
1.For the purposes of paragraph 5 of section 4 of the Act, the following substances are designated as substances that a member may administer by injection on the member’s own responsibility:
Ampicillin — for the purpose of preventing neonatal group B streptococcal disease
Bupivacaine — for the purpose of local anaesthesia for episiotomy or the repair of tears
Carbetocin
Carboprost tromethamine
Cefazolin — for the purpose of preventing neonatal group B streptococcal disease
Chloroprocaine — for the purpose of local anaesthesia for episiotomy or the repair of tears
Clindamycin — for the purpose of preventing neonatal group B streptococcal disease
Dimenhydrinate
Diphenhydramine hydrochloride
Epinephrine hydrochloride
Ergonovine maleate
Erythromycin — for the purpose of preventing neonatal group B streptococcal disease
Hepatitis B immune globulin
Hepatitis B vaccine
Intravenous fluids
Lidocaine hydrochloride with or without epinephrine — for the purpose of local anaesthesia for episiotomy or the repair of tears
Measles-mumps-rubella virus vaccine
Oxytocin
Penicillin G — for the purpose of preventing neonatal group B streptococcal disease
Phytonadione
RhD immune globulin
Varicella Zoster immune globulin
O.Reg. 13/10, s.1.
2.For the purposes of paragraph 5 of section 4 of the Act, the following substances are designated as substances that a member may administer by inhalation on the member’s own responsibility:
Nitrous oxide
Therapeutic oxygen
O.Reg. 884/93, s.2.
3.For the purposes of paragraph 6 of section 4 of the Act, the following drugs are designated as drugs that a member may prescribe on the member’s own responsibility:
Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid — for the purpose of treating mastitis
Cephalexin — for the purpose of treating mastitis
Ciprofloxacin (oral)
Clotrimazole
Clindamycin (oral)
Cloxacillin (oral)
Diclofenac (oral)
Domperidone — for the purpose of promoting lactation
Doxylamine succinate-pyridoxine hydrochloride
Ergonovine maleate (oral)
Erythromycin ophthalmic ointment
Folic acid (oral; greater than 1mg/dose)
Hepatitis B immune globulin
Hepatitis B vaccine
Hydrocortisone anorectal therapy compound
Metronidazole (oral)
Miconazole
Misoprostol — for the purpose of preventing postpartum hemorrhage
Mupirocin-betamethasone valerate-miconazole (topical)
Naproxen (oral)
Nitrofurantoin — for the purpose of treating urinary tract infections
Nystatin
Phytonadione
RhD immune globulin
Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (oral)
Trimethoprim — for the purpose of treating urinary tract infections
O.Reg. 13/10, s.2.
4.(1)In the course of engaging in the practice of midwifery, a member may use any drug on the order of a member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. O.Reg. 13/10, s.3.
(2)For the purposes of paragraph 5 of section 4 of the Act, a member may administer any substance by injection or inhalation on the order of a member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. O.Reg. 13/10, s.3.
5.A member may administer, prescribe or order any drug or substance that may lawfully be purchased or acquired without a prescription. O.Reg. 884/93, s.5.
6.Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation). O.Reg. 884/93, s.6.
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