Alprazolam: Difference between revisions

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*'''Sweden:''' Alprazolam is a prescription drug in List IV (Schedule 4) under the Narcotics Drugs Act (1968).<ref>"Läkemedelsverkets föreskrifter (LVFS 2011:10) om förteckningar över narkotika" [Medical Products Agency on the lists of drugs] | http://www.lakemedelsverket.se/upload/lvfs/konsoliderade/LVFS_2011_10_konsoliderad_tom_2012_6.pdf</ref>

*'''The Netherlands:''' Alprazolam is a List 2 substance of the Opium Law and is available for prescription.{{citation needed}}

*'''United Kingdom:''' ~~Alprazolam~~ is a ~~Class C~~ drug under the ~~UK drug misuse classification system. It can be obtained as~~ a ~~private~~ prescription~~, but not through the NHS~~.~~<ref>~~Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (c. ~~38) | http~~://www~~.legislation~~.gov.uk/~~ukpga/1971~~/38/~~schedules~~</ref>

*'''United Kingdom:''' The drug is classified as a controlled drug and listed under Schedule IV, Part I (CD Benz POM) of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001, allowing possession with a valid prescription. The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 makes it illegal to possess the drug without a prescription and, for such purposes, it is classified as a Class C drug.<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/controlled-drugs-list</ref>

*'''United States:''' Alprazolam is a prescription medication assigned to Schedule IV of the Controlled Substances Act by the DEA.<ref>DEA, Drug Scheduling | http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/index.html</ref>

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 *'''Sweden:''' Alprazolam is a prescription drug in List IV (Schedule 4) under the Narcotics Drugs Act (1968).<ref>"Läkemedelsverkets föreskrifter (LVFS 2011:10) om förteckningar över narkotika" [Medical Products Agency on the lists of drugs] | http://www.lakemedelsverket.se/upload/lvfs/konsoliderade/LVFS_2011_10_konsoliderad_tom_2012_6.pdf</ref>
 *'''The Netherlands:''' Alprazolam is a List 2 substance of the Opium Law and is available for prescription.{{citation needed}}
-*'''United Kingdom:''' Alprazolam is a Class C drug under the UK drug misuse classification system. It can be obtained as a private prescription, but not through the NHS.<ref>Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (c. 38) | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/38/schedules</ref>
+*'''United Kingdom:''' The drug is classified as a controlled drug and listed under Schedule IV, Part I (CD Benz POM) of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001, allowing possession with a valid prescription. The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 makes it illegal to possess the drug without a prescription and, for such purposes, it is classified as a Class C drug.<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/controlled-drugs-list</ref>
 *'''United States:''' Alprazolam is a prescription medication assigned to Schedule IV of the Controlled Substances Act by the DEA.<ref>DEA, Drug Scheduling | http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/index.html</ref>