Stericycle’s CsRx® Controlled Substance Disposal Service is designed to safely and compliantly prevent diversion when disposing of controlled substance waste.
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:
*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.
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.
Water is added to the container
Container is available for the disposal of controlled substance wastage.
Solidifying agent is added and cap is secured.
CSRx container is prepared for shipment.
CSRx container is replaced with new activated container
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.
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.
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.