Schedule 8 (S8) – Controlled Drug Buprenorphine, fentanyl, hydromorphone, methadone, morphone, oxycodone, talpentadol and pethidine.
Schedule 8 (S8) medicines
They are medicines that can only be supplied by a pharmacist on prescription and are subject to tight restrictions because of their potential to produce addiction. They are often referred to as 'drugs of addiction'. Morphine, oxycodone and fentanyl are examples of S8 drugs.
Schedule 8 poisons (labelled 'Controlled Drug') are medicines with strict legislative controls, including opioid analgesics – for example, pethidine, fentanyl, morphine (MS-Contin®, Kapanol®), oxycodone (OxyContin®, Endone®), methadone (Physeptone®) and buprenorphine.
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 4, Appendix D (S4D) refers to Prescription Only Medicines that do not have sufficient addictiveness or risk of abuse to be classified as S8, but for which a significant addiction/abuse risk exists. As such, S4D drugs are subject to additional prescription and recording requirements over S4.
It is a central nervous system and psychostimulant medication that can help with increased productivity. In NSW, Australia, it is a schedule 8 drug of addiction or controlled drug, and a prohibited drug in NSW.
What is naloxone? Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse an overdose from opioids—including heroin, fentanyl, and prescription opioid medications—when given in time. Naloxone is easy to use and small to carry.
There are three main types of names used for pharmaceutical substances: the chemical name, the International Nonproprietary Name (INN) also known as the approved or generic name, and the proprietary or brand name.
Drugs of dependence are prescription medicines that have a recognised therapeutic need but also a higher potential for misuse, abuse and dependence. The Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons (SUSMP) classifies medicines into different schedules.
S8 drugs such as buprenorphine, ketamine and fentanyl are commonly used for anaesthesia and analgesia in animal research. At times, S9 drugs such as amphetamine, muscimol, morphine, cocaine and cannabidiol are used in animal research, especially in fields such as psychology and pharmacology.
Section 8(a) states … “it shall be an offence for a person to have a controlled drug in his or her possession”. Under the Second Schedule of the MDA, a person found guilty of the unauthorised possession of controlled drugs can be sentenced to a maximum of 10 years imprisonment or $20,000 or both.
Schedule 9 is for drugs that have no therapeutic use, but are subject to abuse. Schedule 9 drugs are only available for research purposes. Schedules 5, 6 and 7 include non-therapeutic chemicals in increasing order of toxicity, and thus in increasing order of restricted availability.
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.
Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, and Lexapro, are just a few brands of serotonin that we prescribe for those who suffer from depression, and/or anxiety disorder. There is evidence that these drugs can also improve premenopausal symptoms, even a role in the treatment of obesity and parkinson's disease.
1. Penicillin (1942) Penicillin was first developed in 1928 but started to be used in 1942. As the first official antibiotic, it marked a turning point in human history and led the way in the treatment of numerous bacterial diseases.
The use of illegal drugs or the use of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for purposes other than those for which they are meant to be used, or in excessive amounts. Drug abuse may lead to social, physical, emotional, and job-related problems.
Fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl are usually shaped and colored to look like pills sold at pharmacies, like Percocet and Xanax. For example, fake prescription pills known as “M30s” imitate Oxycodone obtained from a pharmacy, but when sold on the street the pills routinely contain fentanyl.
Ritalin can be purchased over the counter in Australia if you have a valid doctor's prescription. Getting or possessing Ritalin without a prescription amounts to a criminal offence attracting heavy penalties including a criminal conviction, as outlined further below in this article.
In Australia, the psychostimulant medications mainly used to treat ADHD are dexamfetamine, methylphenidate and lisdexamfetamine. Methylphenidate is available as a short-acting preparation (e.g. Ritalin®) and as a long-acting or extended release preparation (e.g. Ritalin LA®, Concerta®).
Without PBS subsidy, patients might pay more than $1,200 per year for treatment. They will now pay $41.30 per script, or $6.60 with a concession card. ADHD can look different in adults, with some symptoms overlooked.