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Pregabalin
Legal Status
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U.S. FEDERAL LAW #
Caution :   All legal information should be verified through other sources. [see below]
U.S. FEDERAL LEGAL SUMMARY
Pregabalin
REGULATED
Yes
STATUS
Scheduled
SCHEDULE
Schedule V
CLASSIFICATION
Depressant
Pregabalin is Schedule V in the U.S. This means it is illegal to sell without a license and illegal to possess without a valid license or prescription.

INTERNATIONAL LAW #
Finland #
Pregabalin is a controlled substance as of June 1, 2023. See https://www.fimea.fi/-/uusia-aineita-huumausainevalvontaan. (thanks survival) (Last updated Mar 3 2023)
E.U. #
Pregabalin is available as a prescription medicine in E.U. countries. (thanks A)
U.K. #
Effective Apr 1 2019, pregabalin is a class C controlled drug in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. [Pregabalin/Lyrica reclassified to a class C drug, BBC News, Apr 2019] (thanks Alx)
If you have information about the legal status of this substance in any other country, please let us know.

CAUTION & DISCLAIMER #
Erowid legal information is a summary of data gathered from site visitors, government documents, websites, and other resources. We are not lawyers and can not guarantee the accuracy of the information provided here. We do our best to keep this information correct and up-to-date, but laws are complex and constantly changing. Laws may also vary from one jurisdiction to another (county, state, country, etc)...this list is not comprehensive.