The following is an unofficial listing of Controlled Substances in the State of New Mexico. Please refer to the NM Controlled Substance Act or New Mexico Administrative Code for the official listing. Many of the common or “street” names are included as “Other Names.” Controlled Substances: C-I Substance Schedule Narcotic? Other Names Gabapentin isn’t considered a controlled substance by the federal government. But several states have passed their own laws limiting the prescribing and sale of it. Eight states have made gabapentin a schedule V controlled substance. controlled substances for a period of three years. A DEA registrant (e.g. practitioner, pharmacy) may not accept controlled substances from a non- registrant. This means that patients may not return their controlled substance to their doctor or pharmacy. A patient may destroy their controlled substance, after identification and inventory A. It is unlawful for a person intentionally to possess a controlled substance unless the substance was obtained pursuant to a valid prescription or order of a practitioner while acting in the course of professional practice or except as otherwise authorized by the Controlled Substances Act. A. It is unlawful for a person intentionally to possess a controlled substance unless the substance was obtained pursuant to a valid prescription or order of a practitioner while acting in the course of professional practice or except as otherwise authorized by the Controlled Substances Act. Please note: Whenever the New Mexico Board of Pharmacy changes a rule, a period of time will pass before the rule is posted. This is because several things must happen: The rule must first be prepared by the board secretary. After the rule is prepared, the format must be approved in Santa Fe. The New Mexico Prescription Monitoring Program collects dispensed controlled substance information in schedules II-V, and gabapentin, as a non-scheduled “drug of concern.” How often should I submit data? (5) A pharmacist may dispense directly a controlled substance listed in schedule III, IV, or V which is a prescription drug as determined under the New Mexico Drug Device and Cosmetic Act, only pursuant to either a written prescription signed by a practitioner or a facsimile of a written, signed prescription transmitted by the practitioner or (4) any amount of any other controlled substance enumerated in Schedule I, II, III or IV or a controlled substance analog of a substance enumerated in Schedule I, II, III or IV, except phencyclidine as enumerated in Schedule III, a narcotic drug enumerated in Schedule I or II or a controlled substance analog of a narcotic drug enumerated in Gabapentin (Neurontin) is not a narcotic or federally controlled substance by the DEA as of November 2022, but it is classified as a Schedule V controlled substance in certain states. Gabapentin is chemically known as -[1-(aminomethyl) 2 cyclohexaneacetic acid]. Gabapentin closely resembles pregabalin, a schedule V drug under the Controlled Substances Act in its chemical structure and pharmacological activity. The chemical structure of gabapentin is derived from the addition of a lipophilic cyclohexyl group Twelve states have not classified gabapentin as a controlled substance, but require gabapentin dispensing must be reported to their PMP (including CT, DC, IN, KS, MA, MN, NE, NJ, OH, OR, UT, and WY). The New Mexico Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) is a web-based electronic database that aids in the reporting of dispensed controlled substance and gabapentin prescriptions. The Nursing Practice Act (NPA, Chapter 61, Article 3, NMSA) and the accompanying New Mexico Board of Nursing (NMBON) Rules and Regulations (16.12 NMAC) govern nursing practice in New Mexico. Nurses in New Mexico must practice within the parameters of the law and regulations. A significant aspect of the rules and regulations governing NP New Mexico Prescribers with at least 20 controlled substance patients: Year and Quarter 2022Q2 2023Q1 2023Q2 Quarterly % Change 2023Q1 vs 2023Q2 Quarterly % Change 2022Q2 vs 2023Q2 Total active controlled substance prescribers 3,080 3,112 3,469 11.5% 12.6% Prescribers with at least 50% high dose of opioid The experience of New Mexico with a significant increase in numbers of overdose deaths from controlled substances lead to the 2012 passage of Senate Bill 215 amending the Pain Relief Act. One of the primary provisions of the amendment was a requirement for non-cancer pain management (NCPM) continuing education for all practitioners who hold • In 2015, New Mexico had the eighth highest drug overdose death rate (25.3 deaths per 100,000 age-adjusted population). • In 2016, New Mexico had the twelfth highest drug overdose death rate (25.2 deaths per 100,000 age-adjusted population). • In 2017, New Mexico had the seventeenth highest drug overdose The following is an unofficial listing of Controlled Substances in the State of New Mexico. Please refer to the NM Controlled Substance Act or New Mexico Administrative Code for the official listing. Many of the common or “street” names are included as “Other Names.” Controlled Substances: C-I Substance Schedule Narcotic? Other Names The communication stated that practitioners must report all dispensed gabapentin prescriptions to the New Mexico Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) to facilitate evaluation of potential risk factors for respiratory depression. Gabapentin is not classified as a controlled substance. Gabapentin is a drug of concern, except when dispensed pursuant to a prescription issued by a veterinarian. G. “Patient” means the ultimate user of a drug for whom a prescription is issued and for whom a drug is dispensed.
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