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DEA Places Weight Loss Drug Lorcaserin into Schedule IV

The Drug Enforcement Administration placed the drug lorcaserin into Schedule IV of the Controlled Substances Act. The weight loss drug had been approved by the Food and Drug Administration in June 2012. Effective June 7, lorcaserin will be subject to new registration, labeling, recordkeeping, and import and export requirements, among other things.

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(Federal Register 05/08/13)