Drug schedules typically take the form of Roman numerals rather than standard numbers, so you’ll often see them referred to as I, II, III, IV, or V rather than 1, 2 ...

This procedure is in place to ensure that Purdue University is in compliance with both state and federal regulations concerning the use and handling of controlled substances. This procedure applies to ...

For elements 7 and 8 above, the NPRM describes how the DEA may adopt one or both proposals. The appointment of a lead for the DEA by President-elect Donald Trump remains pending, leaving uncertainty ...

On July 16, 2025, President Trump signed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl (“HALT Fentanyl”) Act into law. The law permanently reclassifies “fentanyl-related substances” into Schedule I of ...

For more than 50 years, dozens of “controlled substances,” including various pharmaceutical products as well as marijuana, cocaine, heroin and everything in between, have been shoe-horned into five ...

Briviact (brivaracetam) is a brand-name medication doctors prescribe for partial onset seizures in adults and certain children. Briviact belongs to the group of drugs called anticonvulsants. It is ...

(WHTM) — Last week, Pennsylvania classified a largely unknown but extremely potent synthetic opioid as a controlled substance. Nitazenes are a class of synthetic opioids that can be more powerful than ...

HARRISBURG — The state Department of Health is temporarily scheduling nitazenes as a Class I controlled substance, effective Saturday, July 19. Nitazenes are a class of synthetic opioids that can be ...