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Unless specifically excepted by state or federal law or regulation or more specifically included in another schedule, the following controlled substances are listed in Schedule I: RCW 70.225 Created Washington's Prescription Monitoring Program, required dispensers to report any Schedule II, III, IV, and V controlled substances and drugs of concern dispensed in Washington State or to an address in Washington to the WA PMP. The statute also authorized the Washington State Department of Health to establish rules for 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. Discover the current status of gabapentin scheduling as a controlled substance across the US and the PDMP requirements for each state. Valuable insights for healthcare providers. The State of Kentucky is, and to date, remains, the only state to have reclassified gabapentin as a Schedule-V controlled substance. 21 Effective July 1, 2017, the prescribing of gabapentin is limited to authorized practitioners, defined as practitioners registered with the US DEA. 21 Thus, mid-level practitioners, specifically, Physician Unless specifically excepted by state or federal law or regulation or more specifically included in another schedule, the following controlled substances are listed in Schedule V: (1) [(a)] Any compound, mixture, or preparation in dosage unit form containing any stimulant substance included in Schedule II and which was listed as an excepted compound on August 25, 1971, pursuant to the federal Controlled Substances Act, and any other drug of the quantitative composition shown in that list for those drugs or which is the same except for containing a lesser quantity of Gabapentin is not currently listed as a controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970.11 Several state boards of pharmacy, as outlined in Supplemental Table 2 and Figure 1, have independently reclassified gabapentin under state pharmacy rules as a Schedule V drug. Other states have required gabapentin use to be monitored 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. single substance pharmaceutical exposures (i.e., the number of human exposure cases that identified only one substance), gabapentin was identified as a single substance in 6,955 cases in 2022. With respect to medical outcomes associated with gabapentin calls to poison control centers in 2022, gabapentin was associated with 6 deaths, 164 (a) [(1)] A controlled substance may be dispensed only as provided in this section. Prescriptions electronically communicated must also meet the requirements under RCW 69.50.312. dispensation of prescription data for Schedule II, III, IV and V controlled substances, as well as products containing the covered substances Butalbital, Cyclobenzaprine and Gabapentin. The District of Columbia (DC) PDMP is designed for DC licensed prescribers and dispensers to use as a tool to support informed patient care and to reduce addiction Unless specifically excepted by state or federal law or regulation or more specifically included in another schedule, the following controlled substances are listed in Schedule IV: (a) [(1)] Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation containing any of the following narcotic drugs, or their salts calculated as the free anhydrous base or Gabapentin isn’t a narcotic or federally controlled substance, but it is regulated and recognized as a controlled substance in certain states. Gabapentin is approved by the Food and Based on the authors’ findings, 22 states and federal districts had strengthened regulations on gabapentin. Of these, 68.2% enrolled gabapentin into their prescription drug monitoring program and 31.8% reclassified gabapentin as a Schedule V controlled substance (C-V). Two other states were in discussions on increased action on gabapentin misuse. 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). At the national level, gabapentin is not classified as a controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). This means it is not subject to the stringent regulations that apply to opioids or benzodiazepines, which are categorized based on their potential for abuse, medical use, and safety. New opioid prescribing requirements are coming for many practitioners in Washington State. The goals are to increase public health and safety by reducing opioid abuse and misuse, while ensuring that practitioners continue to treat patients safely and appropriately for pain. Gabapentin is classified as a controlled substance in several states due to its potential for misuse and abuse. Gabapentin, originally developed to treat epilepsy, has gained popularity as a medication for neuropathic pain and other conditions.
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