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Disposal of Controlled Substances
According to federal, state, and University of Michigan Occupational Safety and Environmental Health (OSEH) regulations, unwanted, expired, or partial quantities of controlled substances must be accounted for and should not be disposed of as waste into the sewer system.
- Syringes containing waste amounts of controlled substances should be accounted for and double signed with a witness on the usage log form. Syringes containing controlled substances should be discarded into a non-retrievable biohazardous sharps container.
- Unused, partial quantity, multi-dose vials, or expired controlled substances must be disposed of under witness by a local DEA field officer or transferred to a reverse distributor via OSEH Department of Hazardous Materials.
- All controlled substances designated for disposal must remain in a secured location until pick up from OSEH can be arranged.
- Controlled substances administered to animals, utilized in a chemical reaction, or converted to in- vitro non-recoverable hazardous waste may be disposed of by approved OSEH hazardous materials guidelines and ULAM approved procedures.
- Controlled substances no longer needed for human clinical trials should be returned to the Investigational Drug Service within the UMHS pharmacy or disposed of according to UMHS University Hospital controlled substance guidelines.
- Breakage, damage, or spillage of controlled substances can be classified as recoverable or non-recoverable (both are accountable). Recoverable damaged controlled substances or containers should be stored in a locked security cabinet until arrangements can be made with OSEH for disposal. Non-recoverable losses secondary to breakage or spillage should be documented in the inventory records and signed by two witnesses indicating what they witnessed. A submission of DEA Form 41 used for disposal is not needed for documented non-recoverable incidences.
OSEH-DLD Disposal Form Instructions
OSEH-DLD Disposal Form
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