JD Supra

DEA Proposes Updates to Rules for Prescribing Controlled Substances That Could Significantly Impact Telemedicine Companies and Their Investors

For elements 7 and 8 above, the NPRM describes how the DEA may adopt one or both proposals. The appointment of a lead for the DEA by President-elect Donald Trump remains pending, leaving uncertainty ...
RAPS

DEA Scheduling Reform Bill Moves Forward in House

The House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee has voted in favor of new legislation that would reform the way in which the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) schedules new drug ...
JD Supra

DEA Proposes Three-Tiered Special Registration System for Prescribing and Dispensing of Controlled Substances

On January 15, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a series of rules relating to the telemedicine prescribing of controlled ...
RAPS

DEA Classifies Bath Salt Chemical as Schedule I Drug After Oversight

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has placed methylone, a powerful stimulant and psychoactive drug most notorious for its presence in bath salts, into its Schedule I of highly restricted drugs ...
The Gazette

FDA and DEA propose Schedule 1 ban on kratom-derived compound 7-OH

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Drug Enforcement Administration are considering classifying 7-OH, a compound derived from the kratom plant, as a Schedule 1 controlled substance — effectively ...