---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 312.69"
title: "21"
number: "312.69"
heading: "Handling of controlled substances."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/312.69"
---

# §312.69. Handling of controlled substances.


If the investigational drug is subject to the Controlled Substances Act, the investigator shall take adequate precautions, including storage of the investigational drug in a securely locked, substantially constructed cabinet, or other securely locked, substantially constructed enclosure, access to which is limited, to prevent theft or diversion of the substance into illegal channels of distribution.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 331, 351, 352, 353, 355, 360bbb, 371; 42 U.S.C. 262.

### Source

Source: 52 FR 8831, Mar. 19, 1987, unless otherwise noted.