Destruction of depot items
Item destruction refers to the process of disposing of or destroying an investigational product or other unused medication when they are no longer needed, damaged, or for another reason. It is an important step in ensuring the proper management and disposal of these items to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements, participant safety, and confidentiality.
In IWRS, the depots involved in your trial can be in charge of destroying items.
Important
The depots with the return status (marked as return) can view and manage items that are ready for destruction via the Destruction page.
The Destruction feature is available to assist depot personnel in managing data on each item that is ready for destruction or already destroyed. Depending on your study configurations, there are two ways of handling the item destruction:
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Destroy single or multiple items: with this functionality, you can access the list of items ready for destruction and directly dispose of them one by one or in bulk.
Important
To enable this functionality, turn off the Enable Destruction Batch toggle on the Study Information page.
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Create item destruction batches: with this functionality, you can access the list of items ready for destruction and create destruction batches—bundles of items that are to be destroyed together—and approve their disposal.
Important
To enable this functionality, turn on the Enable Destruction Batch toggle on the Study Information page.