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controlled substance

n. a drug which has been declared by federal or state law to be illegal for sale or use, but may be dispensed under a physician's prescription. The basis for control and regulation is the danger of addiction, abuse, physical and mental harm (including death), the trafficking by illegal means, and the dangers from actions of those who have used the substances. (See: narcotics)

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Worldwide sales of the controlled substances closed in on a valuation of US$ 67,000 Mn in 2018, and are projected to record a Y-o-Y growth at 3.5% in 2019, according to a new Fact.MR study.

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After the warrant has been issued for her arrest, McGowan turned herself to authorities on Tuesday and was booked for possessing a controlled substance; however the actress was later released on a $5,000 bond, reports The Mirror.

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CHICAGO -- As the epidemic of opioid addiction and overdose deaths continues to surge, state and federal authorities are keeping a close eye on physicians who prescribe controlled substances.

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Prime's "Controlled Substance Management Program" combines existing and new offerings into a multi-layered programme to help address the national epidemic.

Prime Therapeutics Launches Program to Address the US Opioid and Controlled Substance Epidemic

Joe Von Waldner, owner of 49th Street Bail Bonds, states, "We have seen an increase of people being arrested and charged with doctor shopping, drug trafficking, and possession of a controlled substance for over ten years.

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Each state, West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky, requires concurrent controlled substance reporting within one (1) day of dispensing any controlled substance within the regulated categories.

A comparison of the prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) for three states with a high public health burden of prescription drug abuse: West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky

Most script-related software companies had no trouble complying with such a mandate, except in one case: controlled substances. Even by the fall of 2014, two years after the legislation had been enacted, less than one percent of prescribers in New York state had the certified technology to handle the electronic prescribing of controlled substances, noted New York law firm Nixon Peabody.

e-Rx: states stumble over e-prescribing controlled substances. How ready are you?

18, 2014, tramadol (trade names: Ultram[R] and Ultracet[R]) has been classified as a schedule IV controlled substance.

Prescriber Service Announcement from the Peer Assistance Program in Nursing (PAPIN)

The prevalence of prescription controlled substance abuse has grown exponentially over the past decade.

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