DEA Final Rule Rescheduling Hydrocodone Combination Products The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has issued a final rule rescheduling hydrocodone combination products (HCPs) into Controlled Substance Schedule II, effective October 6, 2014. This AMA document provides detailed information, but, essentially, the final rule provides, in part, that prescriptions for HCPs that are issued before October 6, 2014, that have authorized refills may be dispensed in accordance with DEA rules for refilling, partial filling, transferring, and central filling Schedule III–V controlled substances until April 8, 2015. However, it has come to AMA's attention that — due to state laws, insurance ... September 22, 2014 Prescription Drug Abuse HCPs 0 0 Comment Read More »