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Safer management of controlled drugs: changes to record keeping requirements (for England only).

This guidance is intended to inform and support relevant healthcare professionals and organisations in implementing changes to record keeping requirements for controlled drugs (CDs), required by changes made to 'The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001' set out in SI 2006/1450 and SI 2006/2178.

This guidance also informs and supports implementation of the changes required to the format on the Controlled Drugs Register (CDR), and the headings/titles of the columns used to capture the mandatory fields of information. This replaces the interim guidance published in October 2007.

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