Complies with the misuse of drug regulations 1985 & 2002 (Amended) for tablets, capsules and liquids DID YOU KNOW? Controlled Drugs require additional recording and action before disposal. All Schedule 2 medicines must be effectively denatured before disposal. This applies to out-of-date whole medicines. It is permitted to open packaging and de-blister to aid denaturing. When denaturing Schedule 2 medicines, a witness must be present and sign that the procedure has been carried out. The record of disposal should be entered into the Controlled Drugs Register so that purchase, use and disposal appear in one single record. Destruction of out-of-date Controlled Drugs must be witnessed by either a member of the Animal Medicines Inspectorate, an inspector of the RCVS Practice Standards Scheme, a veterinary surgeon who is independent of the practice, or a police officer (such as a Controlled Drugs Liaison Officer). Once mixed with the denaturing agent, the waste can be deposited into the standard pharmaceutical waste bin. It needs to be recorded on the pharmaceutical waste bin list as a denatured Controlled Drug. Schedule 3, 4 and 5 Controlled Drugs are not subject to such rigour, but they still need to be denatured prior to disposal. This does not need external witnessing by an authorised person, but it is best practice to record the event witnessed by two members of the practice staff.