Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Lacosamide into Schedule V

With the issuance of this final rule, the Deputy Administrator of the DEA places the substance lacosamide [(R)-2-acetoamido-N-benzyl- 3-methoxy-propionamide] and any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of lacosamide into schedule V of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). As a result of this rule, the regulatory controls and criminal sanctions of schedule V will be applicable to the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, importation and exportation of lacosamide.