DEA controlled substances

Schedule IV drugs

40 medicines are listed in FDA's NDC Directory with DEA schedule IV; 30 are listed from generic labelers (directory read October 8, 2026).

Which medicines are schedule IV?

The schedule is the one listed on the products; the DEA's own schedules decide the law.

Recalls: FDA enforcement reports, 2012 on
Medicine	Brand names	Generic labelers (all forms)	Pharmacy cost	Boxed warning	Shortage	Recalls since 2012
Phenobarbital	Sezaby	none listed	$0.213 per tablet 100 mg tablet	No	A presentation being discontinued	9
Lorazepam	Ativan, Loreev	36 labelers	$0.0344 per tablet 0.5 mg tablet	Yes	In shortage	8
Clonazepam	Klonopin	31 labelers	$0.0244 per tablet 1 mg tablet	Yes	In shortage	7
Zolpidem	Ambien, Edluar	39 labelers	$0.0344 per tablet 5 mg tablet	Yes	No current entry	6
Alprazolam	Xanax	30 labelers	$0.0236 per tablet 0.25 mg tablet	Yes	No current entry	23
Diazepam	Valium, Valtoco	45 labelers	$0.0283 per tablet 10 mg tablet	Yes	No current entry	8
Tramadol	Conzip	39 labelers	$0.0248 per tablet 50 mg tablet	Yes	No current entry	8
Phentermine	Lomaira	25 labelers	$0.0727 per tablet 37.5 mg tablet	No	No current entry	9
Eszopiclone	Lunesta	27 labelers	$0.0993 per tablet 1 mg tablet	Yes	No current entry	2
Temazepam	Restoril	20 labelers	$0.0767 per capsule 15 mg capsule	Yes	No current entry	1
Midazolam	Nayzilam	22 labelers	$0.233 per mL 2 mg/2 mL vial	Yes	In shortage	19
Modafinil	Provigil	19 labelers	$0.344 per tablet 200 mg tablet	No	No current entry	0
Carisoprodol	Soma	24 labelers	$0.0706 per tablet 350 mg tablet	No	No current entry	5
Armodafinil	Nuvigil	7 labelers	$0.788 per tablet 150 mg tablet	No	No current entry	0
Clobazam	Sympazan, Onfi	16 labelers	$0.243 per tablet 10 mg tablet	Yes	No current entry	7
Chlordiazepoxide	none listed	15 labelers	$0.158 per capsule 25 mg capsule	Yes	No current entry	0
Clorazepate	none listed	8 labelers	$0.524 per tablet 3.75 mg tablet	Yes	No current entry	2
Diethylpropion	none listed	13 labelers	$0.238 per tablet 25 mg tablet	No	No current entry	2
Zaleplon	none listed	9 labelers	$0.141 per capsule 10 mg capsule	Yes	No current entry	0
Chlordiazepoxide and clidinium	Librax	12 labelers	$0.256 per capsule Chlordiazepoxide-clidinium capsule	Yes	No current entry	2
Acetaminophen and tramadol	none listed	11 labelers	$0.116 per tablet 37.5-325 mg tablet	Yes	No current entry	0
Oxazepam	none listed	6 labelers	$0.725 per capsule 10 mg capsule	Yes	No current entry	0
Phentermine and topiramate	Qsymia	2 labelers	$3.06 per capsule 7.5-46 mg capsule	No	No current entry	0
Triazolam	none listed	7 labelers	$0.308 per tablet 0.25 mg tablet	Yes	No current entry	0
Butorphanol	none listed	4 labelers	$15.46 per mL 10 mg/mL spray	Yes	No current entry	1
Estazolam	none listed	3 labelers	$0.839 per tablet 2 mg tablet	Yes	No current entry	0
Meprobamate	none listed	3 labelers	$5.89 per tablet 400 mg tablet	No	No current entry	2
Suvorexant	Belsomra	none listed	$15.21 per tablet 10 mg tablet	No	No current entry	2
Methohexital	Brevital	2 labelers	n/a	Yes	No current entry	1
Naloxone and pentazocine	none listed	3 labelers	$2.06 per tablet Pentazocine-naloxone tablet	Yes	No current entry	0
Zuranolone	Zurzuvae	none listed	n/a	Yes	No current entry	0
Amitriptyline and chlordiazepoxide	none listed	1 labeler	$1.20 per unit 5-12.5	Yes	No current entry	0
Atropine and difenoxin	Motofen	none listed	$6.91 per tablet 1-0.025 mg tablet	No	No current entry	0
Daridorexant	Quviviq	none listed	$16.70 per tablet 25 mg tablet	No	No current entry	0
Eluxadoline	Viberzi	none listed	$28.09 per tablet 100 mg tablet	No	No current entry	0
Flurazepam	none listed	1 labeler	n/a	Yes	In shortage	0
Lemborexant	Dayvigo	none listed	$11.57 per tablet 10 mg tablet	No	No current entry	0
Solriamfetol	Sunosi	none listed	$31.34 per tablet 150 mg tablet	No	No current entry	0
Quazepam	none listed	none listed	n/a	Yes	No current entry	0
Remimazolam	Byfavo	none listed	n/a	Yes	No current entry	0

Source: FDA NDC Directory (DEA schedule field) via openFDA, October 8, 2026; the DEA schedules