Hardback Controlled Drug Recording Book & HSE Health and Safety Law Poster A3 FWC30/A3: What You Need to Know

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A vet who works in a practice that shares a premises with the practice requiring witnessed CD destruction, for example providing out-of-hours services from the same premises, but the two practices do not belong to the same owner and are separate legal entities You do not need to store controlled drugs in Schedules 4 and 5 in the controlled drugs cupboard or record them in your controlled drugs register. However, you must consider where you store these drugs and ensure that they are stored securely. You must keep accurate records of their receipt, administration and disposal to minimise the opportunity for diversion. Examples include: Entries should not be cancelled, altered or crossed out. You should sign and date any corrections in the margin or in footnotes. You do not need to record schedule 3 drugs in the controlled drugs register. However, you must store certain Schedule 3 drugs in the controlled drugs cupboard. This includes, for example, buprenorphine and temazepam. A vet who works for a practice operating under the same franchising or branding (corporate group) as the practice requiring witnessed CD destruction, but the two practices do not belong to the same owner and are separate legal entities

may work for the same franchise or corporate group provided the practices have a different owner and are separate legal entities Some absorbent materials can have their limitations and may not be suitable – it is important to ensure that CDs cannot be reconstituted or reused at any time during the disposal process. Controlled drug liaison officers (CDLOs)

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be kept at the premises to which it relates (for example separate registers for each set of premises) and be available for inspection at any time a person legally authorised to witness the destruction of CDs such as a Police CD Liaison Officer (CDLO)

whether proof of identity was requested of animal owner or animal owner’s representative (yes or no) Cannabis-based products for medicinal use (CBPMs) are controlled drugs. This means they can only be prescribed by a specialist doctor. They must have specialist knowledge and expertise and they must be on the specialist register of the General Medical Council. Once the register has been completed the drugs that have been rendered irretrievable should be disposed of appropriately and in accordance with the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC) and any local requirements. Some other Schedule 3 drugs do not need to be stored in the controlled drugs cupboard. Examples include:NB: This book replaces the old CDBKN and CDBKB models – It is identical to the CDBKB however the difference between this and the CDBKN is that the ‘Proof of signature column’ is now a time column therefore making this column more applicable to the majority of our customers. There will be some wastage within the needle and hub of the syringe each time the product is withdrawn. If numerous doses are withdrawn, there will be considerably more product lost to this ‘dead space’ than if fewer doses are given. It is not possible to quantify exactly how much product might be wasted in the syringe hub and needle. There are international manufacturing standards which specify the maximum amount of ‘dead space’ that is permitted in needles and syringes of different sizes and gauges. You can obtain this information from manufacturers or wholesalers. In general, the smaller the gauge of needle or size of syringe, the less wastage occurs. You must not use the controlled drugs cupboard to store other medicines or items such as jewellery or money. You must avoid having discrepancies between the amounts recorded as used, the volume of product left in the vial and the total stated volume. There are no rules about which members of staff can hold controlled drugs keys in a care home. Providers should carry out a risk assessment to decide this. This should also be included in your controlled drugs policy.