DEA.   21 CFR Part 1308                   Docket No. DEA-333         DEA Notification

Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Carisoprodol Into Schedule IV: Final rule.

DEA places carisoprodol into Schedule IV of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).  Effective Date: January 11, 2012.

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