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Controlled Substance Tutorial

Steps to Completion:

Part 1: Introduction, Background & Terms

Part 2: Registering, Purchasing, Receiving, Labeling, Storing & Securing

Part 2: Knowledge Check

Part 3: Using, Transferring, Disposing

Part 3: Knowledge Check

Part 4: Taking Inventory, Loss or Theft, Record Maintenance, Oversight

Part 4: Knowledge Check

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Part 3
Knowledge Check

1. When using controlled substances for research, which of the following is not allowed?

A. Only Unit Registrants, Location Registrants and Authorized Users may use controlled substances for research.

This is not the correct answer. This is a true statement, based on University policy or DEA and MNBP regulations.

B. Maintaining the same disposition records for all controlled substances.

This is the correct answer. Record-keeping requirements are not the same for all controlled substances. Schedule II controlled substances must have individual doses recorded and Schedule III-V controlled substances can have total daily use recorded.

C. The research controlled substances disposition record is used to record all activities with controlled substances.

This is not the correct answer. This is a true statement, based on University policy or DEA and MNBP regulations.

D. Each entry in a research controlled substances disposition record must include the quantity of drug, the type of activity, a date and initials of the person performing the activity.

This is not the correct answer. This is a true statement, based on University policy or DEA and MNBP regulations.

2. It is best practice to record the combination for the safe used to store controlled substances on the disposition record.

This is not the correct answer. The safe combination must not be written down and accessible. The safe combination or access to the safe key should be known by as few laboratory staff as possible to limit access to the safe.

This is the correct answer. The safe combination must not be written down and accessible. The safe combination or access to the safe key should be known by as few laboratory staff as possible to limit access to the safe.

3. Which of following is not an acceptable procedure for disposal of controlled substances?

A. Dispose of contaminated controlled substances in a slurry bottle provided by U of M Department of Environmental Health and Safety.

This is not the correct answer. This represents an acceptable procedure for disposal of controlled substances.

B. The Controlled Substances Disposal Form must be used to record all controlled substances for disposal.

This is not the correct answer. This represents an acceptable procedure for disposal of controlled substances.

C. Dispose of controlled substances in the wastebasket or sink.

This is the correct answer. Disposing of controlled substances is done by U of M Department of Environmental Services (DEHS) and requires the use of the disposal form.

D. All controlled substances can be placed in the same slurry bottle for disposal and recorded on the same Controlled Substances Disposal Form.

This is not the correct answer. This represents an acceptable procedure for disposal of controlled substances.

Part 4: Taking Inventory, Loss or Theft, Record Maintenance, Oversight

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