click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
medication schedule
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| schedule 1 | high abuse potential / no accepted medical use |
| schedule 2 | high abuse potential / accepted medical use |
| schedule 3 | moderate abuse potential/accepted medical use |
| schedule 4 | low abuse potential / accepted medical use |
| schedule 5 | lowest abuse potential / accepted medical use |
| schedule 1 | heroin, LSD, MDMA (ecstasy), marijuana, mescaline |
| schedule 2 | morphine, oxycodone, fentanyl , methadone, hydromorphone, hydrocodone, methamphetamine |
| schedule 3 | testosterone, ketamine, anabolic steroids |
| schedule 4 | diazepam, zolpidem, eszopiclone, alprazolam, chlordiazepoxide, and clonazepam |
| schedule 5 | pregabalin, lacosamide, low strength codeine cough suppressant, opium/kaolin/pectin/belladonna |
| schedule 1 | illegal substances |
| schedule 2 | No refills |
| schedule 2 | Have a risk of psychological and physical dependence |
| schedule 2 | North Carolina allows for e-prescription |
| schedule 3 | Prescriptions can be refilled up to 5 times within 6 months |
| schedule 3 | moderate to low risk physical and psychological dependence |
| schedule 4 | Patients may refill them five times in six months |
| schedule 4 | Substances that have a low potential for abuse and dependence |
| schedule 5 | Substances that contain limited quantities of some narcotics, usually for antidiarrheal, antitussive, and analgesic purposes |
| schedule 5 | depends on prescriber |
| schedule 1 | no refills |