PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS IN CASE OF LOSS OF DANGEROUS DRUGS

Pursuant to its powers vested under Section 36 (a) of RA 6425, as
amended, the Dangerous Drugs Board hereby prescribes the following
procedures in case of loss of dangerous drugs:

SECTION 1.       General Requirements — Where the
dangerous drugs are lost by theft or robbery, through breakage of the
container or through other accidents, the person in whom possession and
responsibility for the drugs repose at that time, shall inform the
Dangerous Drugs Board, by telephone or other possible means, of such
loss within twenty four (24) hours from the time the breakage or
accident occurred or from the time the theft or robbery was discovered. 
He shall also immediately execute an affidavit in quadruplicate
indicating the kinds and quantities of the dangerous drugs destroyed and
the circumstances involved, which affidavit together with a copy of the
invoice covering the purchase of such drugs, shall be forwarded to the
Dangerous Drugs Board within seventy two (72) hours from the date of
occurrence or discovery of the breakage or other accidents, theft, or
robbery.

SECTION 2.       Additional Requirements in Case of Loss Due to Theft or Robbery — Documentary evidence that the local police authorities were notified shall accompany the affidavit.

SECTION 3.       Ocular Inspection and Investigation By Drug Regulation Officers and Referral to the National Bureau of Investigation
— Upon receipt of the information made through the telephone or other
possible means referred to in Section 1 hereof, Drug Regulation Officers
of the Board shall immediately undertake an initial ocular inspection
and investigation at the site where the loss occurred to verify the
reported circumstances.  The results of such inspection and
investigation together with the affidavit and other documentary
evidences shall be referred to the National Bureau of Investigation by
the Dangerous Drugs Board for investigation as to the veracity of
statements and the liability, if any, of the person involved in the
loss.

SECTION 4.       Procedures In Case the Loss Occurs Outside the Metro Manila Area
— The provisions of Section 1-3 hereof shall apply except that the
required report by telephone or other means shall be made directly to
the Regional Drug Regulation Officer of the Ministry of Health deputized
as such by the Dangerous Drugs Board under Board Order No. 2, series of
1983, and having jurisdiction in the region.  The required referral for
investigation shall be made by the said Drug Regulation Officer to the
head of the nearest branch of the National Bureau of Investigation. 
Said NBI Official shall thereafter cause the conduct of the necessary
investigation and submit his recommendations to the Dangerous Drugs
Board.

SECTION 5.       Records — Copies of the
affidavit and the documentary evidence shall be retained and filed with
the records of the Board on the person, establishment, agency, or
institution involved.

SECTION 6.       Effectivity — This Regulation shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette of the Philippines.

Adopted: 20 July 1983

(SGD.) J.C. AZURIN
(Minister of Health)
Chairman