The Animal Care & Use (ACU) Program is pleased to announce that its second annual GOLD Day will take place on Friday, May 3, 2024.
Launched in 2023, GOLD Day is a unique opportunity for laboratories to set aside dedicated time for personnel to:
Go, Organize, Label, and Dispose of drugs, medical materials, surgical supplies, agents, and other substances administered to ā or used in ā ANY animal procedure.
The following list of tools and resources has been carefully curated to help laboratories structure their GOLD Day activities and assist with navigating the many nuanced requirements for the proper use of drugs and other medical materials in animal studies.
GOLD Day Resources
- All drugs and other medical materials (including biologics, fluids, vehicles, supplies, etc.) must be stored in accordance with:
- Manufacturer recommendations
- U-M requirements
- State of Michigan/DEA regulations (where applicable)
- Items must be clearly labeled as expired AND segregated from non-expired items until they can be appropriately discarded (see Dispose tab below)
- Review the Controlled Substances in Research Monitoring Program website for information about securing and storing controlled substances
- Create and maintain a regular (e.g., monthly) schedule for reviewing substance expiration dates in your laboratory
- Assign an individual, or individuals, in your laboratory to routinely monitor and organize substances, including a regular check of expiration dates. This individual should also serve as the point person for questions or concerns others in your laboratory may have about applicable policies and procedures
Download the Quick Reference Sheet: Monitoring Expired Drugs & Medical Materials
for additional suggestions and best practices for developing a system to monitor expired materials in your laboratory.
- Check that all drugs, pharmaceuticals, and medical materials are current with labels that clearly indicate expiration dates
- Verify that all sutures and dated medical supplies are within their expiration date OR segregated AND clearly labeled for in-vitro or terminal use only
- Some pharmaceutics (e.g., items removed from their original container for dilution or combination with other agents) may have a āUse By Dateā that differs from the productās original expiration date. When a productās shelf life is modified (i.e., shortened) based on when the product is opened for use/dilution, use whichever date (either āUse By Dateā or āOriginal Expiration Dateā) OCCURS FIRST to determine the productās expiration
- For supplies that do not have expiration dates, consider writing āNo Expā on the bottle or package to easily identify these materials
For detailed labeling and storage instructions, review the following documents:
- Review the EHS Hazardous Waste website for detailed guidance and instructions on properly disposing of regulated waste, including:
- Chemical waste
- Radioactive waste
- Biological waste
- Universal waste
- Contact EHS Hazardous Materials Management at (734) 763-4568 or complete an online Waste and Supply Request Form to request waste pick up or supplies
- For information about properly disposing of select substances in sanitary drains, download the EHS Criteria to Dispose Substances in Sanitary Drains document
- Instructions for appropriately disposing of sharps can be found in the EHS Preparing Biohazardous Sharps Waste for Collection SOP
- Visit the Controlled Substances Monitoring Program website for required documentation and disposal steps for controlled substances
Questions?
For Questions About…
Contact
The use of specific drugs or other medical materials in animals
Your ULAM Faculty Veterinarian. If you donāt know your faculty veterinarian, send an inquiry to [email protected] and your question will be routed appropriately.
Establishing a system to monitor for expired materials in your laboratory
The Quality Assurance Team in the Animal Care & Use Office at [email protected]
Properly disposing of controlled substances
U-M’s Controlled Substance Monitors at [email protected]
Requesting waste pick up or supplies
EHS Hazardous Materials Management at (734) 763-4568 or complete an online Waste and Supply Request Form
Ā Links marked with a lock icon can only be accessed using valid U-M login credentials.