A bill passed by Louisiana lawmakers Thursday could see the state become the first in the country to classify two abortion-inducing drugs as controlled and dangerous substances—a move doctors and ...

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to ER physician Jennifer Avegno, who heads the New Orleans Health Department, about a law classifying abortion drugs misoprostol and mifepristone as controlled substances.

Medical marijuana could soon be reclassified into a medical category that includes prescription drugs like Tylenol with ...

Before a lab can purchase controlled substances, the Principal Investigator (PI) must have an approved Controlled Substances Use Authorization (CSUA) Number. Only those substances which have been ...

For about half a decade now, Americans have had the ability to receive controlled substances via telehealth because requirements were relaxed during the Covid-19 pandemic. This has greatly expanded ...

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On July 16, 2025, President Trump signed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl (“HALT Fentanyl”) Act into law. The law permanently reclassifies “fentanyl-related substances” into Schedule I of ...

Louisiana could become the first state in the country to categorize mifepristone and misoprostol - the drugs used to induce an abortion - as controlled dangerous substances, threatening incarceration ...

Depending on the type of research, your lab may need to acquire a controlled substance or prescription drug. Case Western Reserve University has procedures guiding this in order to ensure adherence to ...