BBC, N. Ireland, today: "Pregabalin/Lyrica reclassified to a class C drug"

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-47766520 

 

And a related article, also from BBC on this topic:

 

"Parents' hope at painkiller class C change"

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-47737707

 

And this one as well:

 

"Prescription drug made my son a zombie"

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-47775462

 

 

Thanks for posting this.  I hope they make it a classified drug in the US.

Well, I hope it makes some sort of difference there. The stories of those affected are really heart-breaking.

"Why Gabapentin is Now a Schedule 5 Controlled Substance in Two States"

 

https://multiplesclerosis.net/living-with-ms/gabapentin-schedule-5/

"Why Gabapentin is Now a Schedule 5 Controlled Substance in Two States"

 

https://multiplesclerosis.net/living-with-ms/gabapentin-schedule-5/

 

Great news.  Thanks for posting. 

I hadn’t realized they were doing it piecemeal by state.