Controlled Substances

Providing assistance and monitoring for the use of regulated drugs and precursors in research.

Sophia Laskaris

Assistant Biosafety Officer / Controlled Substances Program Administrator

Biosafety

BUA

Lab Safety

Controlled Substances (CSPA)

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UC Berkeley’s Controlled Substances (CS) program outlines required procedures pertaining to the procurement, use, storage, inventory, and disposal of controlled substances to comply with Federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) regulations. These procedures apply to all research and teaching activities using controlled substances.

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Add Personnel / Make Changes to my Existing CS Use Authorization

The Principal Investigator (PI) must complete the Controlled Substances Program Project Registration Update Form for changes in personnel, location of storage, or addition or change in quantities of any chemicals. Send signed forms to csuse@berkeley.edu...

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Dispose of Controlled Substances

Complete the following steps to request pickup of any expired or unwanted controlled substances acquired through UCB’s campus license

Fill out the appropriate forms with controlled substance and PI information. Do not sign the return forms unless in the presence of EH&S to document the chain of custody and transfer of compound's ownership from the lab to EH&S.

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Obtain a controlled substances use authorization (CSUA)

EH&S maintains a campus DEA registration for use of Schedule II-V drugs in research. A Principal Investigator (PI) who wishes to work with controlled substances under our institutional license must send the following documentation to csuse@berkeley.edu to initiate the controlled substance use authorization (CSUA) process:

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