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In Taiwan, amphetamines including Adderall are Schedule 2 drugs with a minimum five years prison term for possession. [214] On the contrary, Ritalin can be legally prescribed as a form of treatment of ADHD. [215] In Thailand, amphetamines are classified as Type 1 Narcotics. [216] In the United Kingdom, amphetamines are regarded as Class B drugs ...
Methaqualone is a hypnotic sedative.It was sold under the brand names Quaalude (/ ˈ k w eɪ l uː d / KWAY-lood) and Sopor among others, which contained 300 mg of methaqualone, and sold as a combination drug under the brand name Mandrax, which contained 250 mg methaqualone and 25 mg diphenhydramine within the same tablet, mostly in Europe.
A drug class is a group of medications and other compounds that have similar chemical structures, the same mechanism of action (i.e. binding to the same biological target), similar modes of action, and/or are used to treat the similar diseases.
Bromazolam (XLI-268) is a triazolobenzodiazepine (TBZD) which was first synthesised in 1976, but was never marketed. [2] It has subsequently been sold as a designer drug, first being definitively identified by the EMCDDA in Sweden in 2016. [3]
Modafinil, sold under the brand name Provigil among others, is a wakefulness-promoting medication used primarily to treat narcolepsy, [3] [8] [12] a sleep disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and sudden sleep attacks. [13]
Ramelteon, sold under the brand name Rozerem among others, is a melatonin agonist medication which is used in the treatment of insomnia. [3] [5] It is indicated specifically for the treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulties with sleep onset. [3]
In the UK, fentanyl is classified as a controlled Class A drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. [147] In the Netherlands, fentanyl is a List I substance of the Opium Law. [148] In the U.S., fentanyl is a Schedule II controlled substance per the Controlled Substance Act.
Midazolam is a Schedule IV drug under the Convention on Psychotropic Substances. [80] In the United Kingdom, midazolam is a Schedule 3/Class C controlled drug. [ 81 ] In the United States, midazolam (DEA number 2884) is on the Schedule IV list of the Controlled Substances Act as a non-narcotic agent with low potential for abuse.