About Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS)
Disposing of Expired CDS
If your practice has expired drugs, don’t just flush them or bring them to public take-back days. You have to account for what you have and how you got rid of it. The best way to do that is to use a
reverse distributor registered with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Reverse distributors receive controlled substances acquired from another DEA registrant for the purpose of returning unwanted, unusable, or outdated controlled substances. These standards ensure the proper documentation and record keeping necessary to prevent diversion of such controlled substances for illegal purposes.