DRCNet Response to the
Drug Enforcement Administration

Schedule V

• The drug or other substance has a low potential for abuse relative to the drugs or other substances in Schedule IV.
• The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.
• Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the drugs or other substances in Schedule IV.
• Over-the-counter cough medicines with codeine are classified in Schedule V.