DEA Pharm Manuel

Question 1

What is required before any controlled substances can be dispensed, administered,
possessed, or stored?

Answer 1

1) Register with DEA (Form 224)
2) State license (except federal agencies)
- >Certificate of registration=Form 223
- —>maintained at registered location & kept available for inspection

Question 2

What does the DEA require of every potential registrant before issuing a DEA
registration?

Question 3

How often must a DEA registration be renewed?

Answer 3

q3y (via form 224a)

reminded 60 days & 20 days before expiry

Question 4

If the pharmacy changes location, does the pharmacy need a new DEA Registration?

Answer 4

Before moving: request change of address

1) Name
2) Address
3) Registration #
4) new name/address
5) Signature
6) new state license (if applicable)

Question 5

If the modification is approved, does the DEA issue a new certificate of registration and
new DEA Form 222’s?

Answer 5

Issued modified certificate of registration

–>new 222 forms if requested

Question 6

What should the registrant do with the old active DEA Registration?

Answer 6

Maintain new & old certificates until they expire

Question 7

If a pharmacy closes or ceases dispensing controlled substances, what must be done with
the DEA Registration and the unused 222 forms?

Answer 7

Registration Certification and unused 222 forms returned to local DEA Registration Specialist

Question 8

Does the transferring pharmacy need to take a controlled substance inventory and if so,
when?

Answer 8

Notify Special Agent in charge 14 days in advance

• ->day of transfer: complete inventory
  1) drug name, dose strength
  2) dose form
  3) quantity

Question 9

Does a copy of the inventory need to be sent to the DEA?

Answer 9

kept by both pharmacies but not sent to DEA

Question 10

How does the transferring pharmacy transfer CII controlled substances to the receiving
pharmacy?

Answer 10

222 form to document transfer of CII

Question 11

What should the transferring pharmacy do with its controlled substance records?

Answer 11

Keep until license expiration

Question 12

To whom can a pharmacy transfer expired or unwanted controlled substances for
destruction?

Question 13

What is required to dispose of CII controlled substances?

Question 14

How does a reverse distributor notify the DEA when controlled substances are destroyed?