Controlled Substances Regulations (SOR/2025-242)

Marginal note:Conditions

• The following provision is not in force.

  174 (1) The destruction of a controlled substance in a hospital may only be carried out, subject to subsection (2), by the person in charge of the hospital, a pharmacist, a pharmacy technician or a practitioner 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,

    • (ii) a practitioner,

    • (iii) any other health professional, or

    • (iv) the person in charge of the hospital;

  • 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:Exception — open ampule

  (2) A health professional may, without a witness, destroy the remainder of a controlled substance, other than a restricted drug, that is contained in an open ampule and that will not be administered.

• The following provision is not in force.

  Marginal note:Substance returned by individual

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