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DEA Proposes Removal of Samidorphan From Controlled Substances List

The Drug Enforcement Administration is proposing to remove samidorphan from schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act, it said in a proposed rule released Dec. 9. DEA said the drug has no abuse potential. If the removal is finalized, DEA…

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would eliminate “regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal sanctions applicable to controlled substances, including those specific to schedule II controlled substances, on persons who handle (manufacture, distribute, reverse distribute, dispense, conduct research, import, export, or conduct chemical analysis) or propose to handle” samidorphan, it said. Comments are due Jan. 11, 2021.