DEA Pharmacist's Manual

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Schedule I Controlled Substances

Drugs with no accepted medical use, high potential for abuse

Schedule II Controlled Substances

Drugs with accepted medical use, high potential for abuse, leading to severe dependence

Schedule III Controlled Substances

Drugs with moderate to low potential for physical/psychological dependence (e.g., codeine with aspirin)

Schedule IV Controlled Substances

Drugs with a low potential for abuse (e.g., diazepam).

Schedule V Controlled Substances

Drugs with lower potential for abuse than Schedule IV (e.g., cough preparations with less than 200 milligrams of codeine)

Scheduled Listed Chemical Products (SLCP)

Over-the-counter medications containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, regulated due to their use in methamphetamine production.

Reverse Distributors

Companies authorized to dispose of controlled substances.

DEA Form 222

Form used to Process for ordering Schedule II drugs

Initial Inventory

Pharmacies must take an inventory of controlled substances upon registration.

Biennial Inventory

Pharmacies must take inventory every two years

DEA Form 106

form for discovery of any "theft or significant loss" of any CS

DEA Form 41

form completed by pharmacies and reverse distributors for the disposal or destruction of any CS

DEA Form 224

Form for registration with the DEA

Every three years

Pharmacy DEA registration must be renewed

Termination of DEA registration

• Send back your registration and VOID all 222 forms and send them back as well

Transfer of business

Must notify DEA at least 14 days before date of transfer

the seller

in-transit loss is responsibility of

Central Fill Pharmacy

fills prescriptions for controlled substances on behalf of retail pharmacies following an agreement. Records must be kept on both sides

controlled substances in the mail

as long as the outside label does not have any