SCHEDULE I/SCHEDULE II DRUGS 1993 PROPOSED PRODUCTION QUOTAS
Executive Summary
SCHEDULE I/SCHEDULE II DRUGS 1993 PROPOSED PRODUCTION QUOTAS from the Drug Enforcement Administration permit pharmaceutical manufacturers to produce 5,066,000 grams of hydrocodone, 1,175,000 more grams than the proposed 1992 quota for the narcotic analgesic/antitussive. The DEA list for 1993 contains proposed quotas for 14 Schedule I controlled drugs and 36 Schedule II controlled substances. DEA announced the proposed quotas in the Sept. 22 Federal Register. The 1993 production level for another Schedule II drug, morphine (for sale) is 6,378,000 grams, 1,441,000 grams more than the drug's proposed 1992 level. The proposed quotas provide for 2,948,000 grams of oxycodone (for sale), 191,000 more grams than the amount permitted in 1992 and allows for 50,900 grams of fentanyl, 2,400 grams more than last year. The quota for codeine (for sale) is 63,613,000 grams, 113,000 less than the 1992 proposed quota.
SCHEDULE I/SCHEDULE II DRUGS 1993 PROPOSED PRODUCTION QUOTAS from
the Drug Enforcement Administration permit pharmaceutical
manufacturers to produce 5,066,000 grams of hydrocodone, 1,175,000
more grams than the proposed 1992 quota for the narcotic
analgesic/antitussive. |