Medicines and Related Substances Control Act, 1965 (Act No. 101 of 1965)RegulationsGeneral RegulationsPermits, Licensing and Authorisation44. Destruction of medicines or scheduled substances |
| (1) | A medicine or scheduled substance shall only be destroyed by a waste treatment facility authorised to destroy medicines or pharmaceutical waste in terms of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008). |
| (2) | No medicines or scheduled substances other than those as determined by the Authority shall be disposed of into municipal sewerage systems. |
| (3) | The destruction or disposal of medicines or scheduled substances must be conducted in such a manner to ensure that the medicines or scheduled substances cannot be salvaged and the medicine or scheduled substance has been denatured. |
| (4) | A Schedule 0 medicine or Schedule 1, 2, 3 or 4 substance or medicine must be destroyed at a site in terms of subregulation (1) and such destruction must be certified as determined by the Authority. |
| (5) | A Schedule 5 or 6 substance or medicine shall be destroyed in terms of subregulation (1) in the presence of— |
| (a) | an inspector; |
| (b) | a pharmacist; or |
| (c) | any other person authorised by the Chief Executive Officer. |
| (6) | A Schedule 7 or 8 substance or medicine shall be destroyed in terms of subregulation (1) in the presence of— |
| (a) | an inspector; |
| (b) | two pharmacists; or |
| (c) | any other person authorised by the Chief Executive Officer. |
| (7) | The waste treatment facility shall issue a certificate and maintain a record of the destruction contemplated in subregulations (4), (5) and (6) which shall contain the following information: |
| (a) | the name of the medicine or scheduled substance, if known; or the schedule of the medicine or scheduled substance concerned; |
| (b) | the quantity destroyed; |
| (c) | the date of destruction of the medicine or scheduled substance; |
| (d) | the name and designation of the person in whose presence such destruction took place; and |
| (e) | any other information as determined by the Authority. |