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Formatted options per country or institute for the legal status of a drug. Available in ((Infobox drug)), ((Chembox)) and ((Infobox botanical product)) by parameters |legal_XX= (XX = AU, BR, CA, DE, NZ, UK, US, EU, UN).

Paired parameters |legal_XX_comment= can be used, and those are added, unchanged, as a suffix.

All input is case-insensitive (both OTC and otc are OK).

Legal status[edit]

parameters[edit]

| legal_AU     = S2
| legal_AU_comment = any text
| legal_BR     = A1
| legal_BR_comment = any text
| legal_CA     = 
| legal_DE     = 
| legal_UK     = gsl
| legal_US     = Schedule II
| legal_US_comment = and OTC in Oregon
| legal_EU     =
| legal_UN     =
| legal_NZ     = 
| legal_status = Not marketed in Asia

By country or organisation[edit]

This options list:

Parameter naming pattern: |legal_XX=, |legal_XX_comment=.

XX can be: AU, BR, CA, DE, NZ, UK, US; UN and EU

For general input: |legal_status=

Standard `\|legal_...=` input options
Australia, AU (Standard for Scheduling Drugs and Poisons)
`legal_AU=`	Shows
Unscheduled	AU: Unscheduled
S2 Schedule 2	AU: S2 (Pharmacy medicine)
S3 Schedule 3	AU: S3 (Pharmacist only)
S4 Schedule 4	AU: S4 (Prescription only)
S5 Schedule 5	AU: S5 (Caution)
S6 Schedule 6	AU: S6 (Poison)
S7 Schedule 7	AU: S7 (Dangerous drug)
S8 Schedule 8	AU: S8 (Controlled drug)
S9 Schedule 9	AU: S9 (Prohibited substance)
S10 Schedule 10	AU: S10 (Dangerous substance)
Any other text	AU: Any other text
`legal_AU_comment=` MyComment	AU: S9 (Prohibited substance) MyComment
Brazil, BR (Brazilian Controlled Drugs and Substances Act)
`legal_BR=`	Shows
A1 Class A1	BR: Class A1 (Narcotic drugs)
A2 Class A2	BR: Class A2 (Narcotic drugs)
A3 Class A3	BR: Class A3 (Psychoactive drugs)
B1 Class B1	BR: Class B1 (Psychoactive drugs)
B2 Class B2	BR: Class B2 (Anorectic drugs)
C1 Class C1	BR: Class C1 (Other controlled substances)
C2 Class C2	BR: Class C2 (Retinoids)
C3 Class C3	BR: Class C3 (Immunosuppressive drugs)
C4 Class C4	BR: Class C4 (Antiretroviral drugs)
C5 Class C5	BR: Class C5 (Anabolic steroids)
D1 Class D1	BR: Class D1 (Drug precursors)
D2 Class D2	BR: Class D2 (Drug precursors)
E Class E	BR: Class E (Controlled plants)
F1 Class F1	BR: Class F1 (Prohibited narcotics)
F2 Class F2	BR: Class F2 (Prohibited psychotropics)
F3 Class F3	BR: Class F3 (Prohibited drug precursors)
F4 Class F4	BR: Class F4 (Other prohibited substances)
Canada (Controlled_Drugs_and_Substances_Act)
`\|legal_CA=`	Shows
Unscheduled	CA: Unscheduled
otc	CA: OTC
℞-only Rx-only ℞ Rx	CA: ℞-only
Schedule i	CA: Schedule I
Schedule ii	CA: Schedule II
Schedule iii	CA: Schedule III
Schedule iv	CA: Schedule IV
Schedule v	CA: Schedule V
Schedule vi	CA: Schedule VI
Schedule vii	CA: Schedule VII
Schedule viii	CA: Schedule VIII
Any other text	CA: Any other text (Unedited)
`legal_CA_comment=` MyComment	CA: Schedule VIII MyComment
	CA: MyComment
	CA: xyz MyComment
Germany
Input `legal_DE=`	Shows
Anlage I	DE: Anlage I (Authorized scientific use only)
Anlage II	DE: Anlage II (Authorized trade only, not prescriptible)
Anlage III	DE: Anlage III (Special prescription form required)
Any other text	DE: Any other text (Unedited)
`legal_DE_comment=` MyComment	DE: Anlage I (Authorized scientific use only) MyComment

	DE: xyz MyComment
New Zealand
Input `legal_NZ=`	Shows
Unscheduled	NZ: Unscheduled
OTC	NZ: OTC
Class A	NZ: Class A
Class B	NZ: Class B
Class C	NZ: Class C
Fourth Schedule	NZ: Fourth Schedule
Temporary Class	NZ: Temporary Class
Any other text	NZ: Any other text (Unedited)
`legal_NZ_comment=` MyComment	NZ: Class B MyComment
	NZ: MyComment
	NZ: xyz MyComment
United Kingdom (UK) (Sources: NHS)
Input `legal_UK=`	Shows
Unscheduled	UK: Unscheduled
PSA psychoactive substances act psychoactive substances psychoactive substance	UK: Under Psychoactive Substances Act
GSL General sale list	UK: General sales list (GSL, OTC)
P Pharmacy Pharmacy medicine Pharmacy medicines	UK: P (Pharmacy medicines)
POM prescription-only prescription only prescription only medicines	UK: POM (Prescription only)
CD CD lic	UK: Controlled Drug Lic
CD pom	UK: Controlled Drug POM
CD no reg pom	UK: Controlled Drug No Reg POM
CD (anab) pom	UK: Controlled Drug (Anab) POM
CD (benz) pom	UK: Controlled Drug (Benz) POM
CD inv pom	UK: Controlled Drug Inv POM
Class A	UK: Class A
Class B	UK: Class B
Class C	UK: Class C
Temporary Class	UK: Temporary Class
Any other text	UK: Any other text (Unedited)
`legal_UK_comment=` MyComment	UK: Class B MyComment
	UK: MyComment
	UK: xyz MyComment
United States (US)
Input `legal_US=`	Shows
Unscheduled	US: Unscheduled
Not FDA approved not approved	US: Not FDA approved
OTC	US: OTC
℞-only Rx-only ℞ Rx	US: ℞-only
Schedule I	US: Schedule I
Schedule II	US: Schedule II
Schedule III	US: Schedule III
Schedule IV	US: Schedule IV
Schedule V	US: Schedule V
List I	US: List I (a precursor)
List II	US: List II (a precursor)
List I OTC	US: List I OTC (a precursor)
List II OTC	US: List I OTC (a precursor)
List I ℞-only List I Rx-only List I ℞ List I Rx	US: List I ℞-only
List II ℞-only List II Rx-only List II ℞ List II Rx	US: List II ℞-only
List I CMEA OTC	US: List I CMEA OTC
List I CMEA	US: List I CMEA
SSL	US: Special Surveillance List
SSL OTC	US: Special Surveillance List OTC
SSL ℞-only SSL Rx-only SSL Rx SSL ℞	US: Special Surveillance List ℞-only
Analogue, analoge	US: Analogue to a Schedule I/II drug
IND, Investigative New Drug	US: Investigational New Drug
Any other text	US: Any other text (Unedited)
`legal_US_comment=` MyComment	US: Special Surveillance List MyComment
	US: MyComment
	US: xyz MyComment
United Nations (UN) (Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, Convention on Psychotropic Substances)
Input `legal_UN=`	Shows
Unscheduled	UN: Unscheduled
narcotic schedule i	UN: Narcotic Schedule I
narcotic schedule ii	UN: Narcotic Schedule II
narcotic schedules i and iii	UN: Narcotic Schedules I and III
narcotic schedules ii and iii	UN: Narcotic Schedules II and III
narcotic schedules i and iv	UN: Narcotic Schedules I and IV
psychotropic schedule i	UN: Psychotropic Schedule I
psychotropic schedule ii	UN: Psychotropic Schedule II
psychotropic schedule iii	UN: Psychotropic Schedule III
psychotropic schedule iv	UN: Psychotropic Schedule IV
precursors table i	UN: Precursors Table I
precursors table ii	UN: Precursors Table II
Any other text	UN: Any other text (Unedited)
`legal_UN_comment=` MyComment	UN: Psychotropic Schedule IV MyComment
	UN: MyComment
	UN: xyz MyComment
European Union (EU) (European law on drug precursors, European Council decisions on designer drugs)
Input `legal_EU=`	Shows
Unscheduled	EU: Unscheduled
Recommended for scheduling designer drug	EU: Recommended for scheduling
category 1 precursor	EU: Category 1 Precursor
category 2 precursor	EU: Category 2 Precursor
category 3 precursor	EU: Category 3 Precursor
Any other text	EU: Any other text (Unedited)
`legal_EU_comment=` MyComment	EU: Category 2 Precursor MyComment
	EU: MyComment
	EU: xyz MyComment
General input, `\|legal_status=`
Input `legal_status=`	Shows
℞-only Rx-only ℞ Rx	In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
OTC	In general: Over-the-counter (OTC)
unscheduled uncontrolled legal non-regulated	In general: uncontrolled In general: unscheduled In general: non-regulated In general: legal
investigative investigational	inveStigational
vet only veterinary only veterinary use only	Veterinary use only

Articles with input to be checked are categorised in Category:Drugs with non-standard legal status (3,059). See also the category TOC.

Articles with unrecognised |legal_XX= sorted under their country letter.

Articles with |..._comment= only sorted under *

Articles with |legal_status= having recognised input (like: Rx only) are sorted under " "(space, in top).

legal status (general)[edit]

|legal_status=

Input `legal_status=`	Shows
℞ rx ℞-only rx-only ℞ only rx only	In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
OTC	In general: Over-the-counter (OTC)
Any other text	Any other text Unedited. Article is not categorised for this.

Legal status[edit]

parameters[edit]

By country or organisation[edit]

legal status (general)[edit]

See also[edit]