Disposal of Controlled Substances

All expired or unused materials must be securely locked in the same manner as described in Storage and Security of Controlled Substances. The Principal Investigator (PI) will be responsible for disposing of any leftover drug products or products that have expired and will not be used. The PI who owns the products may not give them to another PI.

If the lab is closing or the PI is retiring, the PI must dispose of those controlled substances prior to closing the lab or before allowing the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration to expire. Abandoning them is a violation of the regulations!

For more information about the regulations, please see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §1307.22 (external link).

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