The pharmacy quality assurance commission (commission) finds that the following substances have a low potential for abuse relative to substances in Schedule III under RCW
69.50.208 and WAC
246-887-160, and have currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States and that the abuse of the substances may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the substances in Schedule III. In addition to substances listed in RCW
69.50.210, the commission places each of the following drugs and substances by whatever official name, common or usual name, chemical name, or brand name in Schedule IV.
(1) Narcotic drugs. Unless specifically exempted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation containing any of the following narcotic drugs, or their salts calculated as the free anhydrous base or alkaloid, in limited quantities as set in this subsection: 2-[(dimethylamino)methyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)cyclohexanol, its salts, optical and geometric isomers and salts of these isomers (including tramadol).
(2) Depressants. Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation:
(a) Alfaxalone;
(b) Fospropofol;
(c) Suvorexant.
(3) Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of Lorcaserin, including its salts, isomers, and salts of such isomers, wherever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible.
(4) Stimulants. Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances having a stimulant effect on the central nervous system, including its salts, isomers (whether optical, position, or geometric), and salts of such isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation:
(a) Cathine ((+) - norpseudoephedrine);
(b) SPA ((-)-1-dimethylamino-1,2-diphenylethane).
(5) Other substances. Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances, including its salts: Eluxadoline (5-[[[(2S)-2-amino-3-[4-aminocarbonyl)-2,6-dimethylphenyl]-1-oxopropyl][(1S)-1-(4-phenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]methyl]-2-methoxybenzoic acid) (including its optical isomers) and its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
69.50.201. WSR 19-06-068, § 246-887-170, filed 3/5/19, effective 4/5/19. Statutory Authority: RCW
69.50.201 and
18.64.005. WSR 10-02-080, § 246-887-170, filed 1/5/10, effective 2/5/10. WSR 98-02-084 § 246-887-170, filed 1/7/98, effective 1/7/98. Statutory Authority: RCW
18.64.005. WSR 94-08-098, § 246-887-170, filed 4/6/94, effective 5/7/94; WSR 92-04-029 (Order 239B), § 246-887-170, filed 1/28/92, effective 2/29/92. Statutory Authority: RCW
18.64.005 and chapter
18.64A RCW. WSR 91-18-057 (Order 191B), recodified as § 246-887-170, filed 8/30/91, effective 9/30/91. Statutory Authority: RCW
69.50.201. WSR 89-17-023 (Order 226), § 360-36-440, filed 8/8/89, effective 9/8/89. Statutory Authority: RCW
69.50.201,
69.50.203,
69.50.205,
69.50.207,
69.50.209 and
69.50.211. WSR 84-22-062 (Order 190), § 360-36-440, filed 11/7/84.]