Independent Review of the Management of Controlled Drug Use in ...

Appendix A
Controlled Drugs Schedules
Schedule 1
These drugs have no recognised medicinal use and include cannabis, cocoa
leaf, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and mescaline. The production,
possession and supply of these drugs are limited to research or other special
purposes.
Schedule 2
Drugs include diamorphine (heroin), morphine, pethidine, amphetamines and
cocaine. They are subject to safe custody requirements and must be stored
in a locked receptacle, usually in an appropriate controlled drug cabinet or
approved safe, which can only be opened by the person in lawful possession
of the controlled drug, or a person authorised by the person. A register must
be kept for schedule 2 CDs which must comply with relevant regulations.
Schedule 3
The majority of Schedule 3 controlled drugs are exempt from safe custody
requirements (including midazolam which was rescheduled on 1 January
2008 from Schedule 4) and may be stored with other medicines in the
dispensary.
Some Schedule 3 drugs that do require safe custody are temazepam,
buprenorphine flunitrazepam and diethylpropion.
Schedule 4
Relates to and includes drugs which are exempt from safe custody
requirements, and the requirement to maintain a register. Examples are most
of the benzodiazepines (except midazolam and temazepam), and most of the
anabolic and androgenic steroids.
Schedule 5
Relates to and includes preparations of certain controlled drugs, which are
exempt from full control, when present in medicinal products of low strengths
as their risk of misuse is reduced.
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