General Classification of drugs

Question 1

This is achieved by:

Answer 1

Origin
Natural products
Semi synthetic
Synthetic
Therapeutic use
Chemical structure
Site of drug action
Street name

Question 2

What is therapeutic meaning?

Answer 2

Relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents

Question 3

What is an adverse effect?

Answer 3

The converse and refers to harmful or undesired response.

Question 4

What does “pure” mean?

Answer 4

The term pure means nonsynthetic.

Question 5

How can a drug be classified by its origin?

Answer 5

Drugs that come from plants, such as the opiates, which are derived from the opium poppy.

Question 6

How can a drug be classified by its semi syntheticity ?

Answer 6

Heroin, a semisynthetic substance, is commonly referred to as an opiate drug. Because this classification identifies solely the drug’s source,

Question 7

How can a drug be classified by therapeutic use?

Answer 7

The method by which a medicine is utilised to treat or modify something in the body. Amphetamines, for example, are referred to be appetite suppressant medications in this system.

Question 8

How can a drug be classified by chemical structure?

Answer 8

Barbiturates (phenobarbital, Amytal, and Seconal, for example) are synthetic chemicals created from the molecular structure of barbituric acid, the synthetic substance that serves as the chemical base for barbiturate medications.

Question 9

How can a drug be classified by site of drug?

Answer 9

This refers to where the medicine is generating physical changes in the body. Alcohol, for example, is frequently referred to as a depressant drug due to its depressed effect on the central nervous system (CNS). Cocaine, on the other hand, is frequently referred to as a stimulant substance due to its CNS stimulating characteristics.

Question 10

How can a drug be classified by street name?

Answer 10

This is derived from drug “subcultures” and the street drug industry.

Question 11

Controlled Substance Analogue

Answer 11

the chemical structure of which is substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled substance in schedule I or II.

Question 12

The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) was enacted into law by the Congress of the United States as Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 has how many classification?

Answer 12

The legislation created five Schedules (classifications), with varying qualifications for a substance to be included in each.

Question 13

What are the agencies that get to decide whether a drug is removed or added from schedules?

Answer 13

The Drug Enforcement Administration and The Food and Drug Administration

Question 14

What are schedule I drugs?

Answer 14

substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse

Question 15

What are examples of schedule I drugs?

Answer 15

heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana (cannabis), 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), methaqualone, and peyote.

Question 16

What are Schedule II drugs?

Answer 16

Drugs with some medically acceptable uses, but with high potential for abuse and/or addiction. These drugs can be obtained through prescription.

Question 17

What are examples of Schedule II drugs?

Answer 17

Combination products with less than 15 milligrams of hydrocodone per dosage unit (Vicodin), cocaine, methamphetamine, methadone, hydromorphone (Dilaudid), meperidine (Demerol), oxycodone (OxyContin), fentanyl, Dexedrine, Adderall, and Ritalin

Question 18

What are Schedule III drugs?

Answer 18

Schedule III drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with a moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence. Schedule III drugs abuse potential is less than Schedule I and Schedule II drugs but more than Schedule IV.

Question 19

What are some examples of Schedule III drugs?

Answer 19

Products containing less than 90 milligrams of codeine per dosage unit (Tylenol with codeine), ketamine, anabolic steroids, testosterone

Question 20

What are Schedule IV drugs?

Answer 20

Schedule IV drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with a low potential for abuse and low risk of dependence.

Question 21

What are some examples of Schedule IV drugs?

Answer 21

Xanax, Soma, Darvon, Darvocet, Valium, Ativan, Talwin, Ambien, Tramadol

Question 22

What are Schedule V drugs?

Answer 22

Schedule V drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with lower potential for abuse than Schedule IV and consist of preparations containing limited quantities of certain narcotics. Schedule V drugs are generally used for antidiarrheal, antitussive, and analgesic purposes.

Question 23

What are some examples of Schedule V drugs?

Answer 23

Cough preparations with less than 200 milligrams of codeine or per 100 milliliters (Robitussin AC), Lomotil, Motofen, Lyrica, Parepectolin

Question 24

How do we store controlled substances?

Answer 24

Controlled chemicals should be used and stored in specific areas (e.g., a laboratory or locked storage space allocated to a responsible party). They must be kept behind at least three (3) locks: in a locked cabinet, in a room that is locked after normal business hours, and in a locked building.

Question 25

Who will have access to controlled substances?

Answer 25

Entrance to controlled substance-containing rooms and lockable storage locations must be restricted to authorised personnel. Personnel that have been vetted properly.

Question 26

How does a lab control Inventory and Report of Loss of controlled substances?

Answer 26

Each responsible party controlled drug licence holder must implement procedures to monitor their usage of controlled substances. A thorough listing of all banned substances used, as well as a running inventory of their usage, must be included in the log book.

Question 27

In the case of reporting loss for controlled substances what is the proper protocol?

Answer 27

Authorized personnel must be vigilant for the disappearance of restricted substances and immediately report any losses to the relevant Principal Investigator, Security, Safety Office, Center Director, and Managing Director. Every year, an inventory of all controlled chemicals must be done, and a list of all substances used must be submitted to the Safety Office.

Question 28

What are the procedures for disposing waste from controlled substances in accordance with federal and state regulations and rules?

Answer 28

OPTION 1: Destruction (‘Witness Burn’)
OPTION 2: Reverse Distribution Registrant

Question 29

What does option 1: destruction (witness burn) imply for controlled substance waste disposal?

Answer 29

DEA waste compounds must be incinerated in a DEA-approved incinerator, but this option is rarely employed by researchers.

Question 30

What does option 2: Reverse Distribution Registrant imply for controlled substance waste disposal?

Answer 30

This option transfers ownership of the DEA waste substance to a DEA-approved Pharmaceutical Returns Processor for re-use, re-sale or destruction. The PI or Department must have the original registration information for each DEA substance and maintain copies of DEA Form (for Schedule I and II) or Form 41 (for Schedule III, IV, V substances) for two (2) years.

Question 31

What office is responsible for being notified of a lab/individual legally having a specific controlled drug?

Answer 31

The IBT Safety Office will notify each controlled substance license holder of the policy and require them to annually submit a list of controlled substances used and an updated list of personnel authorized to use them.