VCU expects that all individuals involved in the use of controlled substances for research will comply with all state and federal regulations regarding the procurement, recordkeeping, inventory, storage, use and disposal of those substances.
Principal investigators using controlled substances in research must obtain a Virginia Board of Pharmacy Controlled Substances Registration and a DEA Registration prior to ordering or using controlled substances.
Use of Controlled Substances in Research
All individuals involved in the use of controlled substances must complete training prior to handling any controlled substance. Individuals can self-enroll on the Blackboard training site here.
Registrants wishing to terminate their active registration(s) must inform the DEA and the Virginia Board of Pharmacy of their intent to terminate. Contact controlsub@vcu.edu for the form that must be submitted to the DEA and the Virginia Board of Pharmacy when closing out a registration.
controlled substances on a blue background [View Image]The Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation (OVPRI), through controlsub@vcu.edu, provides contact information for reverse distributors who are licensed by the DEA and who have contracts with VCU. With prior approval from controlsub@vcu.edu, OVPRI will pay invoices associated with the costs of reverse distribution and disposal of unwanted or expired controlled substances.
Procedures:
Information about Return Logistics International Service Center (RLI), a VCU contract vendor.
Website: www.returnlogistics.com
Address: 22 Artley Road
Savannah, GA 31408
Voice: (912) 748-5100
Fax: (912) 748-5102
RLI’s DEA Reverse Distributor Certificate of Registration No. RE0215675
Advance ship notice
Customers are required to fax, email or mail a completed ASN package to the return center. The ASN is provided by RLI after the customer contacts RLI with a request to ship. After RLI receives the completed package, RLI will issue the customer a return order number.
Note: Never ship any controlled substances to Return Logistics International (RLI) until you have been given a return order number. Make sure this number is on the shipping label.
If approved by controlsub@vcu.edu you may use the following billing information:
Company name: Virginia Commonwealth University
Contact name: Cathleen Finnerty
Contact title: Business manager
Contact phone: 804-828-3536, email: cafinner@vcu.edu
Address: 800 East Leigh Street, Suite 300, Box 980568
City: Richmond, State: VA, Zip: 23298-0568
To request a copy of a sample completed application or form, please email controlsub@vcu.edu.
Contact us
You Lee H. Kim
Senior Research Compliance Analyst
(804) 628-4566
controlsub@vcu.edu