List of Schedule III controlled substances (U.S.) explained

This is the list of Schedule III controlled substances in the United States as defined by the Controlled Substances Act at and . The following findings are required for substances to be placed in this schedule:[1]

  1. The drug or other substance has a potential for abuse less than the drugs or other substances in schedules I and II.
  2. The drug or other substance has a currently[2] accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.
  3. Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence.

The complete list of Schedule III substances is as follows. The Administrative Controlled Substances Code Number and Federal Register citation for each substance is included.

Stimulants

Drug
1405See 21 CFR 1308.13(b)(1)
1228Benzphetamine[3]
1645Chlorphentermine
1647Clortermine
1615Phendimetrazine

Depressants

Drug
2100 Any derivative of barbituric acid[4]
2510 Chlorhexadol
2020 Embutramide[5]
2012 FDA-approved oxybate products[6]
2261 Perampanel[7]
7285 Ketamine[8]
7300Lysergic acid
7310Lysergic acid amide
2575 Methyprylon
2600 Sulfondiethylmethane
2605 Sulfonethylmethane
2610 Sulfonmethane
7295 Tiletamine and zolazepam[9]

Narcotics

Drug
9803Not more than 1.8 grams of codeine per 100 milliliters or not more than 90 milligrams per dosage unit, with an equal or greater quantity of an isoquinoline alkaloid of opium
9804Not more than 1.8 grams of codeine per 100 milliliters or not more than 90 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts
9807Not more than 1.8 grams of dihydrocodeine per 100 milliliters or not more than 90 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more active nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts
9808Not more than 300 milligrams of ethylmorphine per 100 milliliters or not more than 15 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts
9809Not more than 500 milligrams of opium per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams or not more than 25 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts
9810Not more than 50 milligrams of morphine per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams, with one or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts
9064Buprenorphine[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. retrieved September 3, 2014
  2. The use of the term "currently" in Wikipedia is deprecated per, however its presence here is a direct quotation of the referenced Act.
  3. Web site: Ingersoll . John . June 15, 1973 . Schedules of Controlled Substances; Placement of Benzphetamine, Chlorphentermine, Clotermine, Diethylpropion, Mazindol, Phendimetrazine, and Phentermine in Schedule III . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190519025924/http://isomerdesign.com/Cdsa/FR/38FR15719.pdf . May 19, 2019 . January 16, 2023 . Isomer Design . Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs.
  4. Web site: Bartels Jr. . John R. . June 20, 1974 . PART 1308— SCHEDULES OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES: Annual Publication . https://web.archive.org/web/20230906194000/https://archives.federalregister.gov/issue_slice/1974/6/20/22139-22143.pdf . September 6, 2023 . September 6, 2023 . . Drug Enforcement Administration.
  5. Web site: Leonhart . Michele . August 29, 2006 . Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Embutramide Into Schedule III . January 16, 2023 . . Drug Enforcement Administration.
  6. Web site: Marshall . Donnie . March 13, 2000 . Schedules of Controlled Substances: Addition of Gamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid to Schedule I . . Drug Enforcement Administration.
  7. Harrigan . Thomas . October 22, 2013 . Department of Justice. Drug Enforcement Administration. Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Perampanel into Schedule III . Federal Register . Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration . 78 . 204 . 62500–62506 . 22 February 2014.
  8. Web site: Marshall . Donnie . July 13, 1999 . Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Ketamine into Schedule III . https://web.archive.org/web/20230906194613/https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1999-07-13/html/99-17803.htm . September 6, 2023 . September 6, 2023 . . Drug Enforcement Administration.
  9. Web site: Lawn . John . January 21, 1987 . Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Preparations Which Contain Both Tiletamine and Zolazepam into Schedule III . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220303023244/http://isomerdesign.com/Cdsa/FR/52FR2221.pdf . March 3, 2022 . January 16, 2023 . Isomer Design . Drug Enforcement Administration.
  10. Web site: Brown . John . October 7, 2002 . Schedules of Controlled Substances: Rescheduling of Buprenorphine From Schedule V to Schedule III . January 16, 2023 . . Drug Enforcement Administration.
  11. Web site: Marshall . Donnie . July 2, 1999 . Schedules of controlled substances: rescheduling of the Food and Drug Administration approved product containing synthetic dronabinol in sesame oil and encapsulated in soft gelatin capsules from schedule II to schedule III. . January 16, 2023 . . Drug Enforcement Administration.

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