The schedules increase in restrictiveness from Schedule 2 Pharmacy Medicines, which are generally considered safe and can be used without supervision or prescription, to Schedule 9 Prohibited Substances, which includes
drugs such as marijuana and heroin
that are restricted outside of permitted research.
What is a schedule 9 medication?
Schedule 9:
Prohibited Substance
Schedule 9 (S9) drugs and poisons are substances and preparations that, by law, may only be used for research purposes. The sale, distribution, use, and manufacture of such substances without a permit is strictly prohibited by law.
What is a schedule 9 drug in Australia?
Schedule 9 (prohibited substances) includes many illicit drugs such as:
heroin
.
cannabis
.
What is a Schedule 8 drug?
Schedule 8 drugs are ‘
poisons to which the restrictions recommended for drugs of dependence by the 1980 Australian
Royal Commission of Inquiry into Drugs should apply’. These include morphine, hydromorphine, pethidine, methadone, codeine phosphate and oxycodone.
What is an S4 drug in Australia?
What are Schedule 4 (S4) substances? Schedule 4 substances are labelled ‘Prescription Only Medicine’. They are
medicines that are obtained from a pharmacist on prescription
. Some S4 medicines are subject to special requirements regarding their supply.
What is a Class 2 drug?
Schedule II drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as
drugs with a high potential for abuse, with use potentially leading to severe psychological or physical dependence
. These drugs are also considered dangerous.
What is a Schedule 4 or 5 drug?
Schedule V drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with lower potential for
abuse than Schedule IV
and consist of preparations containing limited quantities of certain narcotics. Schedule V drugs are generally used for antidiarrheal, antitussive, and analgesic purposes.
What is meant by a controlled drug?
Controlled medicines are prescribed only when other medicines (that are not controlled)
cannot help with a medical problem
. You might be offered a controlled medicine in hospital, such as a strong painkiller after an operation or if you are having a baby and need pain relief during labour.
What are some schedule 7 drugs?
- arsenic.
- cyanides.
- fluoroacetamide.
- fluoroacetic acid.
- hydrocyanic acid.
- strychnine.
- thallium.
Who can give Schedule 8 drugs?
Destruction of schedule 8 medicines can be performed by
the pharmacist under
the direct supervision of another pharmacist, another registered health practitioner, a veterinarian or an authorised officer appointed under the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act.
What is the highest schedule drug?
Schedule I drugs
, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Schedule I drugs are the most dangerous drugs of all the drug schedules with potentially severe psychological or physical dependence.
How should Schedule 8 drugs be stored?
- The refrigerator containing the S8 medicine must be in a room or enclosure to which the public does not have access, such as the dispensary.
- The refrigerator must be securely attached to the premises and locked when not in immediate use.
What are s4r drugs?
Special restricted substances
are S4D substances that are also listed in Appendix B and are commonly referred to as S4B medicines. They include some barbiturates and anabolic and androgenic steroidal agents. S4B medicines have more stringent dispensing requirements than other S4D medicines.
How are drugs classified in Australia?
Drugs can be categorised by the way in which they affect our bodies:
depressants
— slow down the function of the central nervous system. hallucinogens — affect your senses and change the way you see, hear, taste, smell or feel things. stimulants — speed up the function of the central nervous system.
What are the 6 classification of drugs?
When considering only their chemical makeup, there are six main classifications of drugs:
alcohol, opioids, benzodiazepines, cannabinoids, barbiturates, and hallucinogens
. Out of all the thousands of drugs that are out there, both prescription and illegal, each one can be categorized under one of these six headings.
What are the 4 types of drugs?
- stimulants (e.g. cocaine)
- depressants (e.g. alcohol)
- opium-related painkillers (e.g. heroin)
- hallucinogens (e.g. LSD)
