Appendix B. Drug scheduling

Part A

Last revised: 07 Nov 2019

Scheduling is a national classification system

The following information is from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).⁷³

Scheduling is a national classification system that controls how medicines and poisons are made available to the public. The schedules are published in the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons (SUSMP) and are given legal effect through state and territory legislation.

The SUSMP is legally referred to as the Poisons Standard.

B.1 Drug sheduling

Schedule 1	Not currently in use
Schedule 2	Pharmacy medicine
Schedule 3	Pharmacist only medicine
Schedule 4	Prescription only medicine OR prescription animal remedy
Schedule 5	Caution
Schedule 6	Poison
Schedule 7	Dangerous poison
Schedule 8	Controlled drug
Schedule 9	Prohibited substance

B.2 S8 terminology variations across Australia

State/territory	Term for S8 drug
Australian Capital Territory	Controlled medicine
New South Wales	Drug of addiction
Northern Territory	Schedule 8 substance
Queensland	Controlled drug
South Australia	Drug of dependence
Tasmania	Narcotic substance
Victoria	Schedule 8 poison
Western Australia	Drug of addiction

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