Media Contact: LARA Communications 517-373-9280 Email: mediainfo@michigan.gov April 16, 2018 – The Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) is continuing its effort to combat the opioid epidemic by proposing the categorization of the drug Gabapentin as a schedule V controlled substance and improving training standards for prescribers and dispensers of opioids and controlled substances. Gabapentin – or Neurontin – is a medication commonly used to treat nerve pain and seizures. However, the drug can have potentially harmful effects when combined with other opioids. Michigan joins a growing number of states by proposing the scheduling of Gabapentin as a controlled substance. Michigan follows several other states to change the schedule of gabapentin including Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia. The changing of gabapentin to a controlled substance will now require the reporting of gabapentin dispensing to the state prescription monitoring database. The exact mechanisms through which gabapentin exerts its analgesic and antiepileptic actions are unknown however, according to ; information on the FDA-approved label for the gabapentin, gabapentin has no effect on GABA binding, uptake or degradation. In, vitro studies have shown that gabapentin binds to auxiliary α2-δ subunits of voltage- Media Contact: LARA Communications 517-373-9280 Email: mediainfo@michigan.gov April 16, 2018 – The Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) is continuing its effort to combat the opioid epidemic by proposing the categorization of the drug Gabapentin as a schedule V controlled substance and improving training standards for prescribers and dispensers of opioids and controlled substances. Controlled substances: schedules; classification of gabapentin as a schedule 5 controlled substance; modify. Amends sec. 7201 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7201). 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. R 338.3125 - Gabapentin has been added to the schedule 5 drug list as a controlled substance. As a result of this change, any prescribers prescribing gabapentin must be registered with the Michigan Automated Prescription System (MAPS). Michigan joins a growing number of states that have scheduled Gabapentin as a controlled substance. “Using a data-driven approach, we identified Gabapentin as an emerging threat in our state and took necessary action to protect Michigan residents,” said LARA Director Orlene Hawks. PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT) Act 368 of 1978 333.7220 Schedule 5; controlled substances included. Sec. 7220. 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. In general, medications classified as Schedule V (Schedule 5) controlled substances are considered to have the lowest potential for abuse compared to other 333.7214 Schedule 2; controlled substances included. of the Michigan medical marihuana act, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333.26423, and as authorized under this act. For schedules, the rule changes adopt the federal schedule subject to drugs scheduled by the state after January 6, 2022, and the rules promulgated by the Michigan Board of Pharmacy; remove Brorphine, Gabapentin, and Pentazocine as exceptions to the federal schedule; provide an exception to the federal scheduling for isomers, Salvia Divorum Eight states have made gabapentin a schedule V controlled substance. And 12 other states require stricter reporting on gabapentin prescriptions. If you have a prescription for gabapentin, it’s best to take the lowest dose possible. (8) If, after consulting with a patient, a pharmacist determines in the exercise of his or her professional judgment that dispensing additional quantities of a prescription drug is appropriate for the patient, the pharmacist may dispense, at one time, additional quantities of the prescription drug up to the total number of dosage units authorized by the prescriber on the original prescription In an effort to continue to combat the opioid epidemic in Michigan, the Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), with the support of the Michigan Board of Pharmacy, has modified its Pharmacy Rules to categorize Gabapentin as a Schedule 5 controlled substance. • Gabapentin will be removed from Schedule 5 and descheduled. • Pentazocine will be rescheduled from a Schedule 5 drug to a Schedule 4 drug. MCL 333.7231 of the Public Health Code requires the board to provide you with a notice of any change in scheduling or rescheduling of a controlled substance. The board expects that the attached rules 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. PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT) Act 368 of 1978 333.7212 Schedule 1; controlled substances included. Sec. 7212. Neurontin (gabapentin) is a Schedule 5 controlled substance in the State of Michigan. Further information about this can be found in the Michigan Board of Pharmacy Administrative Rule 338.3125 Mandatory reporting:
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