Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has issued a rule allowing clinics and pharmacies to take back and dispose of unused controlled-substance medications from consumers. He mentions that pharmacies holding drug take-back programs are required to submit a DEA 41 form attesting to the destruction of these...
Cannabis is still a “Schedule I” substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act, which is defined as substance having a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in treatment, and no accepted safe use.1Cannabis was always a poor fit for this definition, given its eff...
controlled substances on a patient’s behalf. These individuals must be the ones to deposit the substances directly into collection receptacles. My hospital has a contract with a long-term care (LTC) facility. Can they collect controlled