List of Schedule III drugs
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This is a list of Schedule III drugs under the Controlled Substances Act
for the United States
.
Required findings for drugs to be placed in this schedule:
The complete list of Schedule III drugs are as follows. The Administrative Controlled Substances Code Number
for each drug is included.
Controlled Substances Act
The Controlled Substances Act was enacted into law by the Congress of the United States as Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970. The CSA is the federal U.S. drug policy under which the manufacture, importation, possession, use and distribution of certain...
for the United States
United States
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.
Required findings for drugs to be placed in this schedule:
- The drug or other substance has a potential for abuse less than the drugs or other substances in schedules I and II.
- The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.
- 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 drugs are as follows. The Administrative Controlled Substances Code Number
Administrative Controlled Substances Code Number
The Administrative Controlled Substances Code Number is a number assigned to drugs listed on the schedules created by the Controlled Substances Act. The ACSCN is defined in 21 CFR § 1308.03....
for each drug is included.
Stimulants
| ACSCN Administrative Controlled Substances Code Number The Administrative Controlled Substances Code Number is a number assigned to drugs listed on the schedules created by the Controlled Substances Act. The ACSCN is defined in 21 CFR § 1308.03.... | Drug |
|---|---|
| 1228 | Benzphetamine Benzphetamine Benzphetamine is an anorectic drug marketed under this brand in the USA by Pharmacia. Benzphetamine is used as a short term adjunct in management of exogenous obesity. It is closely related to amphetamine.- Pharmacology :... |
| 1645 | Chlorphentermine Chlorphentermine Chlorphentermine is an appetite suppressant of the phenethylamine class. Developed in 1962, it is the 4-chloro derivative of the better known appetite suppressant phentermine, which is still in current use.Chlorphentermine itself is a relatively weak stimulant with little abuse potential, but is... |
| 1647 | Clortermine Clortermine Clortermine was developed by Ciba in the 1960s and is an anorectic drug of the amphetamine class. It is the 2-chloro analogue of the better known appetite suppressant phentermine, and is the 2-chloro positional isomer of chlorphentermine... |
| 1615 | Phendimetrazine Phendimetrazine Phendimetrazine is a stimulant drug of the morpholine chemical class used as an appetite suppressant.... |
Depressants
| ACSCN Administrative Controlled Substances Code Number The Administrative Controlled Substances Code Number is a number assigned to drugs listed on the schedules created by the Controlled Substances Act. The ACSCN is defined in 21 CFR § 1308.03.... | Drug |
|---|---|
| 2126 | Amobarbital Amobarbital Amobarbital is a drug that is a barbiturate derivative. It has sedative-hypnotic and analgesic properties. It is a white crystalline powder with no odor and a slightly bitter taste. It was first synthesized in Germany in 1923... |
| 2100 | Any derivative of Barbituric acid Barbituric acid Barbituric acid or malonylurea or 6-hydroxyuracil is an organic compound based on a pyrimidine heterocyclic skeleton. It is an odorless powder soluble in water. Barbituric acid is the parent compound of barbiturate drugs, although barbituric acid itself is not pharmacologically active... |
| 2510 | Chlorhexadol |
| 2020 | Embutramide Embutramide Embutramide is a potent sedative drug developed by Hoechst A.G. in 1958. It was developed as a general anaesthetic agent, but was found to have a very narrow therapeutic window, with a 50mg/kg dose producing effective sedation, but a 75mg/kg dose was fatal. Along with strong sedative effects,... |
| 2012 | Xyrem Xyrem Xyrem is a prescription medication manufactured by Jazz Pharmaceuticals, and is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of cataplexy associated with narcolepsy and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness associated with narcolepsy... (sodium oxybate) oral solution |
| 7285 | Ketamine Ketamine Ketamine is a drug used in human and veterinary medicine. Its hydrochloride salt is sold as Ketanest, Ketaset, and Ketalar. Pharmacologically, ketamine is classified as an NMDA receptor antagonist... |
| 7310 | Lysergic acid amide |
| 2575 | Methyprylon Methyprylon Methyprylon is a sedative of the piperidinedione derivative family developed by Hoffmann-La Roche.This medicine was used for treating insomnia, but is now rarely used as it has been replaced by newer drugs with fewer side effects, such as benzodiazepines.Methyprylon was withdrawn from the US... |
| 2271 | Pentobarbital Pentobarbital Pentobarbital is a short-acting barbiturate that was first synthesized in 1928. Pentobarbital is available as both a free acid and a sodium salt, the former of which is only slightly soluble in water and ethanol.... |
| 2316 | Secobarbital Secobarbital Secobarbital sodium is a barbiturate derivative drug that was first synthesized in 1928 in Germany. It possesses anaesthetic, anticonvulsant, sedative and hypnotic properties... |
| 2600 | Sulfondiethylmethane |
| 2605 | Sulfonethylmethane |
| 2610 | Sulfonmethane Sulfonmethane Sulfonmethane is a chemical compound formerly used as a hypnotic drug, but now superseded by newer and safer sedatives. Its appearance is either in colorless crystalline or powdered form... |
| 7295 | Tiletamine Tiletamine Tiletamine is a dissociative anesthetic and pharmacologically classified as an NMDA receptor antagonist. It is related chemically and pharmacologically to other anesthetics in this family such as ketamine and phencyclidine... and zolazepam Zolazepam Zolazepam was discoverd by a team at Parke-Davis in the 1960s. is a pyrazolodiazepinone derivative structurally related to the benzodiazepine drugs, which is used as an anaesthetic for a wide range of animals in veterinary medicine... |
Narcotics
| ACSCN Administrative Controlled Substances Code Number The Administrative Controlled Substances Code Number is a number assigned to drugs listed on the schedules created by the Controlled Substances Act. The ACSCN is defined in 21 CFR § 1308.03.... | Drug |
|---|---|
| 9803 | Not 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 |
| 9804 | Not 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 |
| 9805 | Not more than 300 milligrams of dihydrocodeinone (hydrocodone) per 100 milliliters or not more than 15 milligrams per dosage unit, with a fourfold or greater quantity of an isoquinoline alkaloid of opium |
| 9806 | Not more than 300 milligrams of dihydrocodeinone (hydrocodone) per 100 milliliters or not more than 15 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more active nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts |
| 9807 | Not 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 |
| 9808 | Not 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 |
| 9809 | Not 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 |
| 9810 | Not more than 50 milligrams of morphine per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams, with one or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts |
| 9064 | Buprenorphine Buprenorphine Buprenorphine is a semi-synthetic opioid that is used... |
Steroids
| ACSCN Administrative Controlled Substances Code Number The Administrative Controlled Substances Code Number is a number assigned to drugs listed on the schedules created by the Controlled Substances Act. The ACSCN is defined in 21 CFR § 1308.03.... | Drug |
|---|---|
| 4000 | Anabolic steroids |
Hallucinogens
| ACSCN Administrative Controlled Substances Code Number The Administrative Controlled Substances Code Number is a number assigned to drugs listed on the schedules created by the Controlled Substances Act. The ACSCN is defined in 21 CFR § 1308.03.... | Drug |
|---|---|
| 7369 | Dronabinol in sesame oil Sesame oil Sesame oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from sesame seeds. Besides being used as a cooking oil in South India, it is often used as a flavor enhancer in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and to a lesser extent Southeast Asian cuisine.The oil from the nutrient rich seed is popular in alternative... and encapsulated in a soft gelatin capsule |