List of Schedule III drugs (US)

This is the list of Schedule III drugs as defined by the United States Controlled Substances Act at 21 U.S.C. § 812(c) and 21 CFR 1308.13, with modifications through August 22, 2014 (79 FR 49961). The following findings are required for drugs 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 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 drugs follows. The Administrative Controlled Substances Code Number for each drug is included.

Stimulants

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

Depressants

ACSCN	Drug
2126	Amobarbital
2100	Any derivative of Barbituric acid
2510	Chlorhexadol
2020	Embutramide
2012	Xyrem (sodium oxybate) oral solution[2]
2261	Perampanel[3]
7285	Ketamine
2575	Methyprylon
2600	Sulfondiethylmethane
2605	Sulfonethylmethane
2610	Sulfonmethane
7295	Tiletamine and zolazepam
7369	Dronabinol in sesame oil and encapsulated in a soft gelatin capsule

Others

ACSCN	Drug
9400	Nalorphine

Narcotics

ACSCN	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
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

Steroids

ACSCN	Drug
4000	Anabolic steroids

Hallucinogens

ACSCN	Drug
7300	Lysergic acid
7310	Lysergic acid amide

References

1. 21 U.S.C. § 812(b)(3) retrieved September 3, 2014
2. "Xyrem (sodium oxybate) Oral Solution CIII. Prescribing information" (PDF). December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-03.
3. "Department of Justice. Drug Enforcement Administration. Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Perampanel into Schedule III" (PDF). Federal Register. Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration. 78 (204): 62500–62506. October 22, 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2014.