Which items must be reported to the DEA if theft or significant loss occurs?

Which items must be reported to the DEA if theft or significant loss occurs?

• A. Only controlled substance drugs
• B. Only controlled substance documents
• C. Both controlled substance drugs and controlled substance documents
• D. Neither

Answer: (C)

When theft or significant loss occurs, the reporting obligation to the DEA covers both what was stolen and the paperwork that records controlled substances. The DEA requires submitting a report (DEA Form 106) detailing the theft or loss, and this includes information about the controlled substance drugs themselves as well as the controlled substance documents that show inventory, transactions, and custody (invoices, order forms, schedules, inventories). This dual reporting helps prevent diversion by ensuring authorities have a full picture of both the physical substances and the records that document them. So, reporting only the drugs would miss the impact on the record-keeping, and reporting only the documents would miss the actual quantities and identities of what was stolen. Both components must be reported to stay compliant.

When theft or significant loss occurs, the reporting obligation to the DEA covers both what was stolen and the paperwork that records controlled substances. The DEA requires submitting a report (DEA Form 106) detailing the theft or loss, and this includes information about the controlled substance drugs themselves as well as the controlled substance documents that show inventory, transactions, and custody (invoices, order forms, schedules, inventories). This dual reporting helps prevent diversion by ensuring authorities have a full picture of both the physical substances and the records that document them.

So, reporting only the drugs would miss the impact on the record-keeping, and reporting only the documents would miss the actual quantities and identities of what was stolen. Both components must be reported to stay compliant.