Which product is a Schedule V preparation that includes promethazine with codeine?

Which product is a Schedule V preparation that includes promethazine with codeine?

• A. Promethazine + Codeine
• B. 100 mg Dihydrocodeine / 100 mL or 100 grams
• C. 200 mg Codeine / 100 mL or 100 grams
• D. 100 mg Opium / 100 mL or 100 grams

Answer: (A)

Schedule V preparations are those that combine a small amount of a narcotic with non-narcotic ingredients, keeping the overall codeine or dihydrocodeine content low. A product that lists promethazine with codeine fits this pattern, because promethazine is a non-narcotic (antiemetic/antihistamine) paired with codeine in a formulation at a low enough level to be regulated as Schedule V. The other options describe formulations with higher amounts of codeine or other opiates (dihydrocodeine, codeine in larger amounts, opium), which are classified as Schedule II or III rather than Schedule V. So the promethazine plus codeine product is the Schedule V preparation.

Schedule V preparations are those that combine a small amount of a narcotic with non-narcotic ingredients, keeping the overall codeine or dihydrocodeine content low. A product that lists promethazine with codeine fits this pattern, because promethazine is a non-narcotic (antiemetic/antihistamine) paired with codeine in a formulation at a low enough level to be regulated as Schedule V. The other options describe formulations with higher amounts of codeine or other opiates (dihydrocodeine, codeine in larger amounts, opium), which are classified as Schedule II or III rather than Schedule V. So the promethazine plus codeine product is the Schedule V preparation.