Controlled Substances Part 1: The Controlled Substances Act Flashcards
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), under the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), enforces the requirements in the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The DEA publishes the…
Pharmacist’s Manual, which includes the details needed to comply with the CSA.
The DEA determines which drugs should be classified as controlled substances and places them into 1 of 5 schedules (I-V). The schedule is determined based on…
whether the drug has a currently accepted medical use, its relative abuse potential, and the potential for it to cause dependence when abused.
Schedule I drugs have:
no currently accepted medical use; high potential for abuse and lack of accepted safety under medical supervision
Schedule II drugs have:
high potential for abuse; abuse may cause severe psychological or physical dependence
Schedule III drugs have:
Lower abuse potential than schedule I and II; abuse may cause moderate or low potential for physical dependence or high psychological dependence
Schedule IV drugs have:
Low potential for abuse relative to schedule III; abuse may cause limited physical or psychological dependence relative to schedule III
Schedule V drugs have:
Low potential for abuse relative to schedule IV; abuse may cause limited physical or psychological dependence relative to schedule IV
Schedule I:
- 3,4- methylenedioxymethamphetamine or MDMA
- Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid or GHB (the sodium salt form, sodium oxybate, is schedule III)
- Heroin
- LSD
- Marijuana (Cannabis sativa), per the DEA; legalized in some states
- Mescaline
- Peyote
Schedule II:
- alfentanil
- codeine, single ingredient
- fentanyl (Actiq, Duragesic, Fentora, Lazanda, Sublimaze, Subsys)
- hydrocodone, single ingredient (Hysingla ER, Zohydro ER)
- hydrocodone, combo products (Lortab, Norco, TussiCaps, Tussionex, Vicodin, Vicoprofen)
- hydromorphone (Dilaudid)
- levorphanol
- meperidine (Demerol)
- methadone (Methadone HCl Intensol, Methadose)
- morphine (Kadian, MS Contin, Duramorph, Infumorph, Mitigo)
- oxycodone, single ingredient (OxyContin, Roxicodone, Oxayda, Xtampza ER)
- oxycodone, combination products (Endocet, Percocet, Percodan)
- oxymorphone (Opana)
Schedule II:
- paregoric
- sufentanil
- tapentadol (Nucynta, Nucynta ER)
- amphetamine (Adzenys ER, Adzenys ER-ODT, Dyanavel XR, Evekeo, Evekeo ODT)
- amphetamine/dextroamphetamine (Adderall, Adderall XR, Mydayis)
- dexmethylphenidate (Focalin, Focalin XR)
- dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine)
- lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse)
- Methamphetamine (Desoxyn)
- Methylphenidate (Concerta, Daytrana, Ritalin, Ritalin LA, Adhansia XR, Aptensio XR, Cotempla XR-ODT, Jornay PM, Metadate CD, Methylin, QulliChew ER, Quillivant XR)
- Cocaine
- Dronabinol solution (Syndros)
- Levo-alpha-acetyl-methadol (LAAM)
- Pentobarbital (Nembutal)
- Secobarbital (Seconal)
Schedule III:
- benzphetamine
- buprenorphine, single ingredient (Butrans, Belbuca, Buprenex, Probuphine, Sublocade)
- Buprenorphine/Naloxone (Suboxone, Zubsolv)
- Butabarbital
- Butalbital-containing products (Fioricet*, Fioricet with Codeine, Fiorinal, Fiorinal with Codeine, Allzital, Bupap)
- Codeine/acetaminophen (Tylenol with Codeine #3, Tylenol wih Codeine #4).
- Dronabinol capsules (Marinol)
- Ketamine (Ketalar)
- Perampanel (Fycompa)
- Phendimetrazine
- Sodium oxybate (Xyrem)
- Testosterone and all anabolic steroids (Androderm, AndroGel, Aveed, Depo-Testosterone, Fortesta, Jatenzo, Natesto, Testim, Testopel, Vogelxo, Xyosted)
*state-specific
Schedule IV (benzodiazepines):
- Alprazolam (Alprazolam Intensol, Xanax, Xanax XR)
- Chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
- Clobazam (Onfi, Sympazan)
- Clonazepam (Klonopin)
- Clorazepate (Tranxene-T)
- Diazepam (Diastat AcuDial, Diazepam Intensol, Valium)
- Estazolam
- Flurazepam
- Lorazepam (Ativan, Lorazepam Intensol)
- Midazolam (Versed, Nayzilam, Seizalam)
- Quazepam (Doral)
- Oxazepam
- Remimazolam (Byfavo)
- Temazepam (Restoril)
- Triazolam (Halcion)
Schedule IV (hypnotics):
- Eszopiclone (Lunesta)
- Lemborexant (DayVigo)
- Suvorexant (Belsomra)
- Zaleplon (Sonata)
- Zolpidem (Ambien, Ambien CR, Edluar, Zolpimist)
Schedule IV: weight loss drugs
- Diethylpropion
- Phentermine (Adipex-P, Lomaira)
- Phentermine/Topiramate (Qsymia)
- Others:
- armodafinil (Nuvigil)
- butorphanol (Stadol)
- carisoprodol (Soma)
- difenoxin/atropine (Motofen)
- eluxadoline (Viberzi)
- modafinil (Provigil)
- phenobarbital
- tramadol (Ultram, ConZip)
- tramadol/acetaminophen (Ultracet)
Schedule V:
- brivaracetam (Briviact)
- Codeine containing cough syrups (Cheratussin AC, G Tussin AC, Robitussin A-C, Virtussin A/C)
- Diphenoxylate/atropine (Lomotil)
- Lacosamide (Vimpat)
- Pregabalin (Lyrica, Lyrica CR)