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A DEA Form for Every Eventuality

The DEA prescribes a set of forms to regulate everything from the registration and license renewal to the ordering of certain drugs, transfer, theft, loss and even surrendering of unused drugs.

There are certain drugs that serve a crucial medical purpose, yet, their use is fraught with risks. Unchecked or excessive usage by patients can lead to dependence and even grow into a full-blown depression. Then, there is always the threat of the drugs being misappropriated or stolen, thus leading to misuse and abuse.

Such drugs have been termed as controlled substances and are governed by the Controlled Substances Act in our country. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has been identified as the federal enforcement agency which takes it task pretty seriously.

There are specific DEA forms for controlled substances for various aspects of handling the controlled substances with an eye on checking drug diversion, drug trafficking and other related crimes.
 

Let us take a look at some of the forms commonly required by the DEA:


  • Form 224 – Any physician, dentist, veterinarian, hospital, pharmacy or scientific investigator that intends to prescribe, dispense, administer or handle controlled substances has to apply for a registration with the DEA. This calls for the DEA Form 224 which has to be submitted online at https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov
  • Form 224a – The registration has to be renewed at periodic intervals and this entails the use of Form 224a.
  • Form 225 – Manufacturers, distributors, researchers, canine handlers, analytical laboratories, importers and exporters that handle controlled substances have to register with the DEA using Form 225. Renewal can be done using Form 225a.
  • Form 363 – For narcotic treatment programs, the DEA registration is done via Form 363 while renewal will require Form 363a.
  • Form 510 – In the case of application for registration under Domestic Chemical Diversion Control Act, Form 510 is used. Form 510a is required for renewal.
  • Form 222 – Schedule I and II drugs are controlled more strictly than other classes of controlled substances. The DEA registrant will require specific permission for drugs classified under Schedule I and II. They can only be ordered by using DEA form 222 which are issued by the agency based on the business activity of the registrant. The same form has to be used for transferring the said drugs between registrants, laboratories and the like. It is also used for disposal of expired, damaged, unusable and unwanted drugs by transferring to Reverse Distributors.
  • Form 41 – This is used for requesting permission from the DEA for destroying any of the controlled substances. It could be due to accidental spillage or breakage.
  • Form 106 – In case of a significant loss or theft of any of the controlled substances, the same has to be reported to the DEA within 24 hours of discovery. The reporting is done by filling out the details in the DEA Form 106 which can be submitted either manually or online.

In sum, the DEA has a host of requirements and the registrants should abide by the regulations at all times.
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