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Drug Schedule,OTC,Rx
Drug Schedule, OTC, Rx for Biology of Drugs
Question | Answer |
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Schedule I | High abuse potential. No medical use. |
Examples of Schedule I drugs | Heroin, LSD, PCP, MDMA |
Schedule II | High abuse potential. Medical use. |
Examples of Schedule II drugs | Amphetamine, cocaine, morphine |
Medical use of cocaine | local anesthetic |
Medical use of morphine | analgesic |
Analgesic | Pain reliever |
Medical uses for amphetamine | narcolepsy, obesity, ADHD |
Schedule III | Moderate abuse potential. Medical use. Rx limited to 5 refills over 6 months. |
Examples of Schedule III drugs | Anabolic steroids, Vicodin, Tylenol with codeine, aspirin with codeine |
Schedule IV | Less abuse potential than III. Medical use. Refill regulations vary by state. |
Examples of Schedule IV drugs | diazepam (Valium), other benzodiazepines |
Benzodiazepines | class of drugs used to treat anxiety and insomnia; work by making GABA, the brain’s primary inhibitory transmitter, more effective |
Schedule V | Less abuse potential than IV. Medical use. May contain small amounts of narcotics. |
Examples of Schedule V drugs | Lomotil, Robitussin AC, Tussi-Organidin, Hycodan |
Lomotil | schedule V antidiarrheal that contains narcotic |
Robitussin AC | schedule V cough suppressant that contains codeine |
Hycodan | schedule V cough suppressant that contains codeine |
OTC | Over The Counter; drugs available without a prescription |
LD50 | Lethal dose where 50% die |
Which is safer: a drug with a higher LD50 or lower LD50? | a higher LD50 because a higher dose is needed to kill 50% of test subjects |
Rx | medical prescription; medicine requiring a prescription before it can be obtained |