Criteria for Schedule IV

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The Secretary of the Department of Health shall place a substance in Schedule IV if he or she finds that:

  1. (1) The substance has a low potential for abuse relative to substances in Schedule III;

  2. (2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and

  3. (3) Abuse of the substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the substances in Schedule III.


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