Schedule V Controlled Substances
Schedule V substances are those that have the following findings:
- The drug or other substance has a low potential for abuse relative to the drugs or other substances in schedule IV
- The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States
- Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the drugs or other substances in schedule IV.
No controlled substance in schedule V which is a drug may be distributed or dispensed other than for a medical purpose.
Drugs in this schedule include:
- Cough suppressants containing small amounts of codeine (e.g., promethazine+codeine);
- Preparations containing small amounts of opium or diphenoxylate (used to treat diarrhea);
- Some anticonvulsants, such as pregabalin (Lyrica), lacosamide (Vimpat) and retigabine (Potiga/Trobalt).
- Pyrovalerone
- Some centrally-acting anti-diarrhoeals, such as diphenoxylate (Lomotil) when mixed with atropine to make it unpleasant for people to grind up, cook, and inject. Difenoxin with atropine (Motofen) has been moved to Schedule IV. Otherwise the drugs are in Schedule II.
Read more about this topic: Controlled Substances Act
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