DEA Extends Temporary Status of Synthetic Opioids in Schedule I, Proposes Permanent Listing

The Drug Enforcement Administration is extending for one more year the temporary listing of cyclopentyl fentanyl, isobutyryl fentanyl, pharmacologist fentanyl, portamento fentanyl, and valeryl fentanyl in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, it said. The synthetic opioids, first temporarily listed in 2018 (see 1801310009), will now remain listed in schedule I until Feb. 2, 2021. DEA also issued a proposed rule to permanently list these synthetic opioids in schedule I, with comments due March 2. Substances may only be temporarily listed under the CSA for three years.