Controlled Substance Disposal for Healthcare
Stericycle’s CsRx® Controlled Substance Disposal Service is designed to safely and compliantly prevent diversion when disposing of controlled substance waste.
CsRx Controlled Substance Waste Program
Our service supports your organization’s diversion prevention efforts. Although additional measures throughout your facility are recommended, CsRx is a solution for safely disposing controlled substance wastage immediately after patient administration, to mitigate drug diversion and protect the environment.*
The Program Includes:
- Staff training with instructions on proper and best practices
- Lockable wall-mounted brackets and hardware installed by Stericycle’s installation team
- Containers prefilled with deactivating, deterring, and solidifying agents
- Ongoing and proactive container management
- Destruction of waste by incineration
*Only Health Canada classified controlled substances can be accepted in CsRx containers. CsRx Service is for controlled substances that have been dispensed to a patient at the registrant's location and need to be wasted at that location. CsRx is for controlled substance wastage only. It is not for the disposal of controlled substances brought in by patients or items that would be considered part of a facility’s inventory.
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CsRx Controlled Substance Waste Service Benefits Include:
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Mitigates Drug Diversion and Reduces Risk
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Increases Employee and Patient Security
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Eco-Conscious and Compliant Disposal of Controlled Substance Waste
- Deactivates controlled substance wastage
- Deterrent to deter ingestion of contents
- Solidification of waste for storage and transportation
Increases Employee and Patient Security
- Innovative, one-way disposal path allowing tablets, capsules, liquids, and patches to be securely captured
- Prevents sharps, vials, or ampoules from entering the container
- Container and wall mount design increase security, reducing potential for waste diversion
Eco-Conscious and Compliant Disposal of Controlled Substance Waste
- Mitigates the risk of controlled substance wastage contaminating waterways
- Fosters and supports your organization’s sustainability efforts
Mitigates Drug Diversion and Reduces Risk
- Deactivates controlled substance wastage
- Deterrent to deter ingestion of contents
- Solidification of waste for storage and transportation
Increases Employee and Patient Security
- Innovative, one-way disposal path allowing tablets, capsules, liquids, and patches to be securely captured
- Prevents sharps, vials, or ampoules from entering the container
- Container and wall mount design increase security, reducing potential for waste diversion
Eco-Conscious and Compliant Disposal of Controlled Substance Waste
- Mitigates the risk of controlled substance wastage contaminating waterways
- Fosters and supports your organization’s sustainability efforts
Why CsRx Controlled Substance Disposal Service?
Unlike other products on the market, CsRx offers the perfect combination of safety, protection, and value. There’s no cumbersome equipment required or electrical or plumbing needed. And the material is disposed of via incineration to mitigate risks of pharmaceutical contamination of our waterways.
5 Layers of Protection in One Low-Profile CsRx Container:
- Secure containers and brackets
- One-way disposal path
- Deactivation by activated carbon
- A bittering additive and solidifier to further deter diversion
- Compliant and effective disposal via incineration
Using Stericycle's CsRx Service Is Easy!
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Water is added to the container
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Container is available for the disposal of controlled substance wastage.
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Solidifying agent is added and cap is secured.
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CSRx container is prepared for shipment.
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CSRx container is replaced with new activated container
Why Stericycle?
Your Single Nationwide Partners
We manage all major waste streams and offer compliance training, delivering a 98% on-time pickup rate1 with our global fleet of more than 6,000 trucks.
Your Risk Reduction Experts
We reduce your risk through full chain of custody and proprietary, real-time tracking systems in addition to compliance experts to keep you informed of federal, provincial, and local regulatory developments.
Your Sustainability Champion
In 2021, our eco-conscious products and sustainability guidance allowed our customers to recycle 499 million kilograms of paper, safely dispose of 18 million kilograms of pharmaceutical waste; and avoid greenhouse gas emissions while diverting 47 million kilograms of sharps waste plastic from landfills.1
1. Source: Stericycle data, 2021.
