fospropofol and Substance-Related-Disorders

With the issuance of this final rule, the Deputy Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) places the substance fospropofol, including its salts, isomers and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible, into schedule IV of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). As a result of this rule, the regulatory controls and criminal sanctions of schedule IV will be applicable to the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, importation, and exportation of fospropofol and products containing fospropofol.

Topics: Anesthetics, Intravenous; Commerce; Drug and Narcotic Control; Humans; Hypnotics and Sedatives; Propofol; Substance-Related Disorders; United States; United States Food and Drug Administration