US Medical Term · medications
DEA Schedule
Clasificación DEA
In 9 languages
| Language | Term |
|---|---|
| English | DEA Schedule |
| Spanish (Español) | Clasificación DEA |
| Chinese (中文) | 美國緝毒局藥物分級 |
| Korean (한국어) | DEA 약물 분류 |
| Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) | Phân loại DEA |
| Filipino (Tagalog) | Klasipikasyon ng DEA |
| Portuguese (Português) | Classificação DEA |
| Thai (ภาษาไทย) | การจำแนกประเภท DEA |
| Japanese (日本語) | DEAスケジュール |
What it means
The DEA Schedule is a classification system the Drug Enforcement Administration uses to group controlled substances into five categories based on their accepted medical use and potential for abuse. Schedule II drugs, such as opioids and Adderall, have the highest accepted-use abuse potential. Schedules III through V have progressively lower abuse potential. Schedule I drugs, such as heroin, have no accepted medical use. Your medication's schedule affects how many refills are permitted, how many days' supply a pharmacy can dispense at once, and how strictly the prescription is monitored by federal and state authorities.
How to say it
Sentences a patient might use with a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, or insurer:
What DEA schedule is this medication?
¿Cuál es la clasificación DEA de este medicamento?
Is a Schedule II prescription harder to refill than a Schedule IV?
¿Es más difícil reabastecerse de un medicamento de clasificación II que de uno de clasificación IV?
My doctor said this is a Schedule III drug, so I can get limited refills.
Mi médico dijo que este es un medicamento de clasificación III, así que puedo obtener reabastecimientos limitados.
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Last reviewed: September 2026