Prescribing Addictive Medications

Please be advised that we do not prescribe narcotics (such as Percocet or Tylenol #3) or benzodiazepines (like Ativan or Valium) to patients of other physicians, even if that doctor is a member of our group. People who use such medications for medical reasons must get them from one family doctor only, and should only use one pharmacy for filling them. It is the patient and their doctor's joint responsibility to plan ahead, ensuring that sufficient and appropriate amounts of narcotic or sedative medications are provided until the next assessment.

Registered family practice patients may in certain circumstances receive such medications from their designated family physicians. However the acceptance and use of these prescriptions are subject to the conditions and liabilities of the addictive substances prescription contract.

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Ontarians are required to show their ID in order to be prescribed a narcotics or controlled substance medication. Please see the fact sheet about Ontario’s narcotics monitoring system and your ID.