Controlled Drugs: Storage and Register

Question 1

Where should CDs be kept in the surgery and outside the surgery.?

Answer 1

In a locked cabinet in the surgery.

In a locked doctor’s bag outside the surgery

Question 2

A register must be kept for which schedule of drugs?

Answer 2

Schedule 2 drugs

Question 3

What are the requirements of the CD Register?

Answer 3

• Must be bound rather than loose leaved. Computerised records are acceptable as long as they are secure and auditable
• Each drug should have its own individual section
• Entries should be chronological and made in indelible ink
• The following information should be recorded when receiving CDs: date, name and address of the supplier, quantity received, name, form and strength
• The following information should be recorded when supplying CDs (either to patients or practitioners): date, name and address of the person receiving the CD, person who prescribed or ordered the CD, quantity supplied, name, form and strength
• Must be kept for a minimum of 2 years after the date of the last entry

Question 4

What are the requirements of doctors with CDs in their own locked bag/

Answer 4

They need to have an individual seperate Register for that bag.

Question 5

Who is responsible for the CDs in the doctors locked bag?

Answer 5

The doctor