Scheduling of tramadol and exemptions for temazepam prescriptions
Consultation on the scheduling of tramadol and a review of exemptions for temazepam prescriptions under Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.
This consultation seeks your views on the ACMD’s recommendation to place tramadol in Schedule 3 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (as amended) following control under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. Tramadol is currently a prescription only medicine.
The consultation also seeks your views on the continued application of current exemptions for prescriptions for the Schedule 3 drug temazepam. These proposals have been prepared in discussion with the ACMD and the Department of Health.
This consultation is not seeking views on whether tramadol should be controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
This consultation applies to the whole of the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland.
Responses should arrive no later than 11 October 2013.
Please send us your comments by using our online form
Alternatively, you can email your response to: DrugLegislationConsultations@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
Or write to:
MDR Consultation
Drug Legislation Team
Drugs and Alcohol Unit
4th Floor, Fry
Home Office
2 Marsham Street
LONDON SW1P 4DF