PRINTER'S NO. 1808
No. 1435 Session of 1996
INTRODUCED BY TILGHMAN, MARCH 11, 1996
REFERRED TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, MARCH 11, 1996
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), entitled
2 "An act relating to the manufacture, sale and possession of
3 controlled substances, other drugs, devices and cosmetics;
4 conferring powers on the courts and the secretary and
5 Department of Health, and a newly created Pennsylvania Drug,
6 Device and Cosmetic Board; establishing schedules of
7 controlled substances; providing penalties; requiring
8 registration of persons engaged in the drug trade and for the
9 revocation or suspension of certain licenses and
10 registrations; and repealing an act," removing fenfluramine
11 from the schedules of controlled substances.
12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 hereby enacts as follows:
14 Section 1. Section 4(4) of the act of April 14, 1972
15 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug,
16 Device and Cosmetic Act, is amended by adding a subclause to
17 read:
18 Section 4. Schedules of Controlled Substances.--The
19 following schedules include the controlled substances listed or
20 to be listed by whatever official name, common or usual name,
21 chemical name, or trade name designated.
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1 (4) Schedule IV--In determining that a substance comes
2 within this schedule, the secretary shall find: a low potential
3 for abuse relative to substances in Schedule III; currently
4 accepted medical use in the United States; and limited physical
5 and/or psychological dependence liability relative to the
6 substances listed in Schedule III. The following controlled
7 substances are included in this schedule:
8 * * *
9 (iv) Under the authority set forth in section 3(c), the
10 General Assembly directs the secretary to remove fenfluramine
11 from the list of controlled substances under Schedule IV.
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13 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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