PHP 316 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Hospital Pharmacy, Drug Policy Of Oregon, Barbital
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Creates a closed system via registration to reduce diversion of controlled substances to illicit markets. All parts enforced by drug enforcement administration (dea) Controlled substances/scheduled drugs - potential for addiction and abuse. Controlled substances act (csa) three titles: rehabilitation programs, registration and distribution, importation and exportation. State law must be stricter than federal law to not conflict. Dea generally has a close relationship with state pharmacy boards and leaves routine investigation of pharmacies to state boards. Intrastate transactions involving controlled substances have a (cid:862)substantial and direct(cid:863) effect on interstate commerce. Narcotic - natural or synthetic opium or opiates or derivatives including cocaine, which is not an opiate derivative. Placement into one of 5 schedules depending upon abuse potential and degree to which drug may cause physical or psychological dependence. Schedule i drugs have no accepted medical use as opposed to the drugs in the other schedules (always a question) Includes hallucinogenics such as lsd, peyote, mescaline, and marijuana.