Posted by Chairman_MAO on March 7, 2006, at 16:16:26
In reply to Re: buprenorphine re-scheduling?! » pseudoname, posted by ed_uk on March 7, 2006, at 15:56:39
Yes. Schedule III drugs are prescribed rather freely, assuming you aren't wearing any scarlet letters ("substance abuse" history, etc). A doctor can call in a schedule III prescription to the pharmacy, and the patient can receive up to 5 refills. Schedule II prescriptions must be renewed every month and cannot be phoned in. Moreover, many states limit the number of "dosage units" you can receive per schedule II script; for instance, in NJ, I can only get a 30 day supply OR 120 dosage units of d-amphetamine 10mg tabs--regardless of what my doctor wants. I have to return with a new script LESS THAN ONCE PER MONTH to take 60mg/day d-amphetamine, which is within the manufacturer's stated maximum dose! This legislation makes even less sense when one considers that Adderall comes in 30mg tablets, so if you want 25mg d-amphetamine per dose cut with 5mg l-amphetamine, you are allowed up to 100mg/day d-amphetamine (assuimg the doctor writes for 4 doses per day). How does this affect the availability of crank on the street? My pharmacist agrees with me and only could offer that "they [legislators] have to justify their salaries somehow".
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