DEA Final Rule Places Carisoprodol in Schedule IV
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a final rule, placing carisoprodol into Schedule IV of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), effective January 11, 2012. The DEA notice (PDF) regarding the final rule includes a summary of the background and procedural history of the final rule and a detailed review of the data considered in determining whether the drug should be scheduled. The notice was published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2011.