Question

As a FNP, you are working in an urgent care setting. TC comes to the clinic with a work-related injury to the right shoulder. The patient rates the pain 8 on a scale of 0–10. The patient is unable to perform any ROM to the shoulder. There is no neck pain.

1. What is meant by the DEA Drug Classification Schedule? Explain each category/classification.

Answer 1

Drugs are chemical substances which are use to treat disease or any injury of the body .These drugs are classified in 5 major categories on the basis of its acceptable medical use and its dependency potential .

The five schedule are :-

Schedule I :- These drugs are not accepted for medical use and have high potential for abuse . For example .heroin ,peyote ,methaqualone .

Schedule II:- These drugs also have high potential for abuse with use potentially leading to severe psychological and physical dependence . These are also considered dangerous . E.g cocaine methodone ,oxycodone .

Schedule III :- These are moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence .Abuse potential is less than Iand IIdrugs but more than IV. E.g. ketamine ,testosterine .

Schedule IV :- These have low potential for abuse and low risk of dependence .E.g.ambien ,tramadol ,talwin .

Schedule V :-These drugs have low potential for abuse less than IV and consist of preparation of limited quantities of certain nacrotics . These are generally used for antidiarrheal ,analgesic purpose . E.g .lomotil ,lyrica ,cough preparation with less than 200mg of codeine .