The Poisons Standard may also be cited as the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons (SUSMP).
The Poisons Standard, or the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons (SUSMP), provides a uniform approach to control the availability and accessibility of substances that can be used as ingredients in medicines as well as cosmetics, agricultural products or household cleaners.
Some S4 medicines are subject to special requirements regarding their supply. They are called 'prescribed restricted substances' or 'Appendix D drugs' or 'S4D' drugs and include drugs which may be abused and/or are liable to cause dependence.
Schedule 8
Substances which are addiction producing or potentially addiction producing, such as morphine and pethidine. Possession, supply, prescribing and use are strictly limited.
Schedule 4 (S4) - Prescribed restricted substances as per schedule maintained by the PSB. The PSB web site must be consulted for the current list of scheduled drugs. Schedule 8 (S8) - Drugs of addiction as per schedule maintained by the PSB. The PSB web site must be consulted for the current list of scheduled drugs.
Buying Ritalin Methylphenidate in Australia. In NSW, methylphenidate is a schedule 8 'drug of addiction' or 'controlled drug', among other drugs such as buprenorphine, dexamphetamine, opium, and morphine.
Schedule 4 poisons (labelled 'Prescription Only Medicine') include most other medicines for which prescriptions are required – for example, local anaesthetics, antibiotics, strong analgesics (such as Panadeine Forte®) – and that are not classified as Schedule 8 poisons.
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.
Schedule 4D (S4D): S4D medicines refers to S4 medicines that have a greater potential for addiction or abuse (e.g. benzodiazepines) and are therefore, subject to different storage and handling requirements. Schedule 8 (S8): Controlled Drug.
Schedule 4 (S4) – Prescription Only Medicine
Codeine (after February 2018), dihydrocodeine, pholcodeine, dextromethorphan in moderate doses (except in low-dose cough preparations), dextropropoxyphene (at low doses), diphenoxylate at moderate doses, and tramadol.
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Schedule 11 Medicine (S11) Sub-group of Schedule 4 medicines that are subject to abuse. Includes: bromazepam, chloral hydrate, clobazam, clonazepam, diazepam, lorazepam, methoxyflurane, midazolam, nitrazepam, oxazepam, temazepam, paracetamol/codeine phosphate 30mg, and tramadol.
Schedule 5 poisons are those with a low potential for harm which can be reduced by use of packaging and labelling with warnings and safety directions. They can be toxic when ingested or used incorrectly.
Schedule 6 Poisons are substances with a moderate potential for causing harm the extent of which can be reduced through the use of appropriate packaging with simple warnings and safety directions on the label.
The prescribing of Schedule 8 psychostimulant medication (e.g. methylphenidate, Ritalin®, Ritalin LA®, Concerta®, dexamphetamine, lisdexamfetamine, Vyvanse®) requires authorisation from the NSW Ministry of Health (Pharmaceutical Regulatory Unit) and is generally restricted to specialists, such as paediatricians and ...
Tramadol is controlled in Schedule IV of the Controlled Substances Act.
Paracetamol is currently listed in 3 Schedules — Schedules 2, 3 and 4 (plus Appendices F and H) of the Poisons Standard — and is also available as an unscheduled product.
Schedule 2: Pharmacy Medicine
Dextromethorphan, a cough suppressant. Simple analgesics such as aspirin, paracetamol and ibuprofen in packs containing more than 24 tablets (packs containing up to 24 tablets of simple analgesics are unscheduled, and can be sold in any shop)
Schedule 6 poisons are substances with a moderate potential for causing harm, the extent of which can be reduced through the use of distinctive packaging with strong warnings and safety directions on the label.
Schedule IV Controlled Substances
Examples of Schedule IV substances include: alprazolam (Xanax®), carisoprodol (Soma®), clonazepam (Klonopin®), clorazepate (Tranxene®), diazepam (Valium®), lorazepam (Ativan®), midazolam (Versed®), temazepam (Restoril®), and triazolam (Halcion®).