Tramadol - no longer able to be prescribed by NP's

Announcement: DEA moves Tramadol to a Schedule IV class DEA Publishes Final Rules Rescheduling Tramadol to Schedule IV Effective August 18, 2014 The US Drug Enforcement Administration today published its Final Rule in the Federal Register placing tramadol into Schedule IV effective August 18, 2014. A number of states in the country including Arkansas, Mississippi and New York have already placed tramadol as a controlled substance. Acknowledging that changes such as these take time to implement, the DEA extended the usual effective date for this...