77 Ill. Adm. Code 2081.70
Designated Medications
Section 2081.70 Designated Medications
For tracking purposes, the Department, by recommendation of
the PMPAC may designate and list drugs, other substances or immediate
precursors as:
a) A Schedule I, if the
Department finds that:
1)
the substance has
high potential for abuse; and
2)
the
substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United
States or lacks accepted safety for use in treatment under medical supervision
[720
ILCS 570/203].
b) A Schedule II, if the
Department finds that:
1)
the
substance has high potential for abuse;
2)
the
substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States,
or currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions; and
3)
the
abuse of the substance may lead to severe psychological or physiological
dependence.
[720 ILCS 570/205]
c) A Schedule III, if the
Department finds that:
1)
the
substance has a potential for abuse less than the substances listed in Schedule
II;
2)
the
substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States;
and
3)
abuse
of the substance may lead to moderate or low physiological dependence or high
psychological dependence.
[720 ILCS 570/207]
d) A Schedule IV, if the
Department finds that:
1)
the
substance has a low potential for abuse relative to substances in Schedule III;
2)
the
substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States;
and
3)
abuse
of the substance may lead to limited physiological dependence or psychological
dependence relative to the substances in Schedule III.
[720 ILCS 570/209]
e) A Schedule V, if the
Department finds that:
1)
the
substance has low potential for abuse relative to the controlled substances
listed in Schedule IV;
2)
the
substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States;
and
3)
abuse
of the substance may lead to limited physiological dependence or psychological
dependence relative to the substances in Schedule IV, or the substance is a
targeted methamphetamine precursor as defined in the Methamphetamine Precursor
Control Act
[720 ILCS 648]. [720 ILCS 570/211]