BOE Importance: 5/10

New regulation for pharmacies to return and safely destroy narcotic and psychotropic medicines

12 Jun 2026 Effective: 01 Jul 2026 48 views
Who is affected:
Owners of pharmacy offices and managers of pharmacy services throughout Spain

Summary

Pharmacies must follow a uniform procedure for managing the return and destruction of expired, damaged or patient-returned narcotic and psychotropic medicines. It comes into force on 1 July 2026.

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Royal Decree 467/2026 establishes for the first time a homogeneous regulatory framework for the return and destruction of narcotic substances, psychotropic substances and narcotic medicines in pharmacy offices and services. It regulates three key scenarios: return to laboratories according to RD 726/1982, direct destru…

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Full official title

Real Decreto 467/2026, de 10 de junio, por el que se regulan la devolución y destrucción de sustancias estupefacientes y psicotrópicas y de medicamentos estupefacientes por las oficinas y servicios de farmacia.

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Affected sectors

Self-employed Healthcare

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