The DEA has announced the rescheduling of Hydrocodone Combination Products to Schedule II. As of October 6, 2014, all prescriptions for hydrocodone combination products must comply with regulations of a schedule II medication. A schedule II prescription must be written in a hard copy format, manually signed by the practitioner, and cannot contain refills. For long-term care or hospice patients,...
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TRAMADOL IS A SCHEDULE IV CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
Effective August 18, 2014, Tramadol is a C-IV
What you need to do:
The prescription Number will change to a control prescription, therefore any current prescriptions that you have will be discontinued
Obtain a new prescription from the prescriber (no more than five refills).
All prescriptions for Tramadol and products containing Tramadol must be treated as control substance prescription...
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