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Methamphetamine is a Class "A" or Schedule 1 controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975. [20] The maximum penalty for production and distribution is imprisonment for life. While in theory a doctor could prescribe it for an appropriate indication, this would require case-by-case approval by the director-general of public health.
Methamphetamine [note 1] (contracted from N-methylamphetamine) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is mainly used as a recreational or performance-enhancing drug and less commonly as a second-line treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). [24]
Methamphetamine is FDA approved for the treatment of ADHD and exogenous obesity. It is dispensed in the USA under the trademark name "Desoxyn" [22] and manufactured by Ovation Pharmaceuticals. [23] The levorotary form of methamphetamine, called levomethamphetamine, is an over-the-counter drug used in nasal decongestants inhalers. [24]
Five former inmates at an Arkansas county jail have settled their lawsuit against a doctor who they said gave them the antiparasitic drug ivermectin to fight COVID-19 without their consent. A ...
It’s easier than ever for doctors to prescribe a key medicine for opioid addiction since the U.S. government lifted an obstacle last year. Researchers analyzed prescriptions filled by U.S ...
[4] [9] [10] In the 1950s, there was a rise in the legal prescription of methamphetamine to the American public. [19] Methamphetamine constituted half of the amphetamine salts for the original formulation for the diet drug Obetrol. [19] Methamphetamine was also marketed for sinus inflammation or non-medicinal purposes as "pep pills" or "bennies ...
A similar plan to Massachusetts was created in Michigan, when the state introduced the Michigan Automated Prescription System (MAPS), allowing doctors to check when and what painkillers had already been prescribed to a patient, and thereby help keep addicts from switching doctors to receive drugs. [50] [51]
A pastor from Mayflower, Arkansas was arrested and charged last week with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a gun by a convicted felon ...