CD drugs Flashcards
SCHEDULE 1 (CD LIC POM)
Most Schedule 1 drugs have no therapeutic
use and a licence is generally required for their production, possession or supply. Examples include hallucinogenic drugs (e.g. ‘LSD’), ecstasy-type substances and raw opium.
SCHEDULE 2 (CD POM)
Pharmacists and other classes of person named in the 2001 Regulations have a general authority to possess, supply and procure Schedule 2 CDs when acting in that capacity.
Schedule 2 includes opiates (e.g. diamorphine, morphine, methadone, oxycodone, pethidine), major stimulants (e.g. amfetamines), quinalbarbitone and ketamine.
SCHEDULE 3 (CD NO REGISTER POM)
Schedule 3 CDs include minor stimulants and other drugs (such as buprenorphine, temazepam, tramadol, midazolam and phenobarbital) that are less likely to be misused (and less harmful if misused) than those in Schedule 2.
From 1st April 2019, gabapentin and pregabalin were rescheduled as Schedule 3 CD
SCHEDULE 4 (CD BENZ POM OR CD ANAB POM)
SCHEDULE 4 (CD BENZ POM OR CD ANAB POM) Schedule 4 is split into two parts:
Part I (CD Benz POM)
Contains most of the benzodiazepines (such
as diazepam), non-benzodiazepine hypnotics (such as zopiclone), and Sativex (a cannabinoid oromucosal mouth spray)
Part II (CD Anab POM)
Contains most of the anabolic and androgenic steroids, together with clenbuterol (an adrenoceptor stimulant) and growth hormones.
SCHEDULE 5
CD INV POM OR CD INV P
Schedule 5 contains preparations of certain
CDs (such as codeine, pholcodine and morphine) that are exempt from full control when present in medicinal products of specifically low strengths.
Address of prescriber required to be within the UK
schedule 2 and 3 only
EEA and Swiss healthcare professionals can legally prescribe
schedule 4 and 5
Prescription is repeatable*
Schedule 4 part 1 and 2 and schedule 5
By ‘repeatable’ we mean the instance where the prescriber adds an instruction on the main prescription for the prescribed item to be repeated,e.g. repeat x 3. This does not refer to the prescription counterpart which is sometimes used as a patient repeat request
to the prescriber. NHS prescriptions are not repeatable (see section
3.3.1 under repeatable prescriptions).
Emergency supply allowed
schedule 4 part 2 and schedule 5
none from schedule 3 except phenobarbital [also known as pheno- barbitone or pheno-barbitone sodium] for epilepsy by a UK-registered prescriber)
Licence required to import or export
Schedule 1,2,3,4 (unless
the substance
is imported or exported by
a person for self-administration)
Requisition necessary
Schedule 2 and 3
Requisition to be marked by the supplier
Schedule 2 and 3
Invoices to be retained for two years**
Schedule 3 and 5
