Controlled Substances Regulations (SOR/2025-242)

Marginal note:Conditions

• The following provision is not in force.

  110 (1) The destruction of a controlled substance in a pharmacy may only be carried out by a pharmacist or pharmacy technician and if the following conditions are met:

  • The following provision is not in force.

    (a) the destruction is witnessed by another person among the following:

    • (i) a pharmacist, pharmacy technician or intern, including one who is practising in a hospital,

    • (ii) a practitioner, or

    • (iii) any other health professional;

  • The following provision is not in force.

    (b) the destruction is carried out in accordance with a method that complies with all federal, provincial and municipal environmental protection legislation applicable to the place of destruction; and

  • The following provision is not in force.

    (c) immediately following the destruction, the person who carried out the destruction and the witness sign and date a joint declaration attesting that the controlled substance was destroyed, to which each signatory must add their name in printed letters.

• The following provision is not in force.

  Marginal note:Substance returned by individual

  (2) A pharmacist must, if the destruction of a controlled substance previously returned by an individual or particular person for the purposes of destruction was not carried out, sell or provide the substance to a licensed dealer specialized in destruction.