Controlled Substances Regulations (SOR/2025-242)

Marginal note:Destruction

121 A pharmacist or pharmacy technician who destroys a controlled substance must record the following information:

• The following provision is not in force.

  (a) their name;

• The following provision is not in force.

  (b) the name of the witness to the destruction;

• The following provision is not in force.

  (c) the municipal address of the place of destruction;

• The following provision is not in force.

  (d) the date of destruction;

• The following provision is not in force.

  (e) the method of destruction;

• The following provision is not in force.

  (f) in the case of a controlled substance set out in any of Schedules 1 to 3, its name and quantity; and

• The following provision is not in force.

  (g) in the case of a finished product,

  • (i) subject to subparagraph (iv), its name or, if applicable, brand name, as well as the name of the controlled substance it contains,

  • (ii) subject to subparagraph (iv), its form, its strength, the number of containers and, if applicable, the number of units per container,

  • (iii) subject to subparagraph (iv), its drug identification number, if any, and

  • (iv) if the finished product has been previously returned by an individual or particular person for the purposes of destruction, only the identifier marked on the collection container of the finished product and the number of collection containers.