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3. Receipt of CDs
• When CDs arrive, check the delivery
against the delivery note or the invoice.
• Record the receipt in the CD register on
the same day.
• File the FP10CDF copy with invoices
and other CD ordering records.

4. Controlled Stationery

• Keep blank FP10CDF forms in a
secure location, as they are
controlled stationery.
• Access must be limited to authorised
staff only.

FP10CDF forms and your
wholesaler driver

The delivery driver is not allowed to leave
any order with you that has a schedule 2
or 3 controlled drug in it, without a signed
FP10CDF. If the driver does not have the
requisition in their hand, they do not have
a legally valid order, so they cannot deliver 9. Professional responsibilities
the CD. If the CD ordering process was to
be followed by the letter of the law, the
wholesaler should have the signed • Always work within the law and
document before they send out the order. your training.
The way the system works though, is that • Follow the dispensary Standard Operating
the FP10CDF becomes a permission to Procedures (SOPs).
deliver a controlled drug. You will check the • Never share CD keys with
CDs that require entry into the CD register unauthorised staff.
order against the CD delivery note. You do
not need to check for all the other Schedule • Remain vigilant for signs of misuse, forged
3 CDs that are in the totes (e.g. Tramadol) prescriptions, or diversion.
whilst the driver waits. This can be done • Escalate any concerns promptly to the
when you unpack the order. Practice Manager or Dispensary Lead GP.

Summary table: Key dispenser duties with CDs

Area What you must do
Prescriptions Check legal requirements, clarity, date, prescriber authority

Storage Keep in approved CD cabinet, limit access, control keys
Records Accurate, timely CD register entries; keep for 2 years
Supply Verify identity, obtain signature if possible
Destruction Witnessed, recorded, denatured
Security Report concerns, never leave CDs or keys unsecured

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