Monday, July 28, 2014

Missouri Pharmacy Association Blog: A New Age for Tramadol

A New Age for Tramadol

Big news has once again hit the world of pharmacy recently: Tramadol is now scheduled as a schedule IV controlled substance in all states according to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).1 On July 2, 2014 the DEA announced this update in the Federal Register.2 Tramadol and any product containing the substance will require a “C-IV” notification on all its labels as of August 18, 2014.1 Schedule IV is “defined as drugs with a low potential for abuse and low risk of dependence” according to the DEA.3
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