Misuse of Drugs Regulations

Additional restrictions on supply are imposed by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the Misuse of Drugs Regulations. Substances that have a potential for abuse are scheduled under three categories. Class A, B and C. 

In the UK, the principle legislative documents are the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1971, plus its amendment orders, and the Misuse of Drugs (Regulations), 2001. In the United States, drugs are controlled at the Federal level by the Controlled Substances Act. Control also exists at the State and County levels. An analogous... 

In addition to the principal medicines legislation, the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 and the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1977 control the possession, manufacture and supply of opioids and other drugs of abuse. 

Ships may also carry controlled drugs, usually morphine, which must be stored appropriately as laid out by the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (see Section 6.3.8). The regulations also state that a master of a foreign ship must in addition obtain a signed statement from the port health authority that the quantity of drug requested to be supplied is necessary for the equipment of his or her ship. 

For day-to-day use in pharmacy, the classification of controlled drugs into different schedules is used. The schedules reflect more the use of the individual controlled drugs within medicine and is more useful. These schedules are set out in the Misuse of Drugs Regulations ... 

Some controlled drugs need, according to the regulations, to be stored within a controlled drugs cupboard. The Misuse of Drugs regulations... 

The parts of the Misuse of Drugs regulations relating to the storage of controlled drugs within pharmacies are as follows ... 

All prescription-only medicines may be supplied by emergency supply at the request of a practitioner, except controlled drugs in Schedules 1, 2 and 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (apart from phenobarbital or pheno-barbital sodium for the treatment of epilepsy). Please note that the emergency supply of phenobarbital or phenobarbital sodium for the treatment of a medical condition other than epilepsy would therefore be unlawful. 

The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1985 define the classes of person who are authorized to supply and... 

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