Drug Disposal Information

DEA Registrant Drug Disposal

Letter to Registrants seeks to clarify the DEA position regarding a practitioner’s disposal of pharmaceutical wastage (October 17, 2014)

Disposal of Controlled Substances; Final Rule (PDF) (September 9, 2014)

Letter to Registrants regarding Disposal of Controlled Substances; Final Rule (PDF) (September 9, 2014)

Registration for Disposal of Controlled Substances

• Modify eligible DEA registration to collect pharmaceutical controlled substances from ultimate users (e.g., patients)
• Modify DEA registration to stop being a collector
• Modify existing collector registration information

Drug Disposal Fact Sheets

Disposal Regulations: Registrant Fact Sheet (PDF)

Disposal Act: General Public Fact Sheet (PDF)

Disposal Act: Long Term Care Facility Fact Sheet (PDF)

Webinar for Community Agencies: The DEA's Final Rule on Disposal of Controlled Substances

Non-DEA Registrant (General Public) Drug Disposal

Search for an Authorized Collector Location

Got Drugs? - National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

FDA - How to Dispose of Unused Medicines

FDA - Disposal of Unused Medicines

EPA - How to Dispose of Medicines Properly (PDF)

EPA - Disposal of Medical Sharps

Drug Disposal - Rulemaking

Secure & Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010 (PDF)

Public Meeting on Drug Disposal

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM)

ANPRM Comments

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

NPRM Comments