Drug Legislation & Drug Standards

law that requires that every person that manufactures, dispenses, prescribes, or administers any controlled substance be registered annually with the Attorney General; this registration function is the responsibility of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

classification system that categorizes drugs by their potential for abuse

• 1. the drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse.
• 2.the drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the U.S.
• 3. Accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision is lacking.

• examples: opioids:ketobemidone
• heroin
• LSD, marijuana

• 1.the drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse.
• 2. the drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the U.S. or a currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions.
• 3. Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.

• examples: codeine,hydrocodone
• cocaine
• oxycodone
• amphetamine
• amobarbital, pentobarbital

• 1.the drug or other substance has a potential for abuse less than drugs in Schedules l & ll.
• 2. the drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the U.S.
• 3. Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence.

examples:

• 1.the drug or other substance has a low potential for abuse relative to the drugs or other substances in Schedule lll.
• 2. the drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the U.S.
• 3. Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to limited physical dependence or high psychological dependence relative to teh drugs in Schedule lll.

• 1. the drug or other substance has a low potential for abuse relative to the drugs or other substances in Schedule lV.
• 2. the drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the U.S.
• 3. Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to limited physical dependence or high psychological dependence relative to teh drugs in Schedule lll.

lists of the known value, strengths, quality, and ingredients of various drugs

formerly 2 standards, they combined into one official volume. it includes a list of approved drugs and defines them with respect to source, chemistry, physical properties, tests for identity, method of assay, storage, and dosage. it also provides directions for compounding and general use. it is revised periodically by an appointed committee to include new drugs and exclude drugs no longer in general use.

revised annually and readily supplied to all hospitals and physicians. it is a  widely used reference source. it is not intended as an official standard.

is continuously updated and is available by subscription.

drug information available through epocrates.com this drug info may be downloaded into personal data assistant devices such as a blackberry or ipod. updated wirelessly.

an annual publication by the american society of health system pharmacists that contains useful and current information on drugs.

publicized by the world health organization. standardize drugs for many European nations. names of drugs are in Latin and they use the metric system.

sets the standards for drugs that are official in the United Kingdom and its dominions and colonies. it is published by the British Pharmacopoeia Commission under the direction of the General Medical Council.

a text similar to the British Pharmacopoeia published by the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain that gives drug information and standards.