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Substances of dependence
What it means
Highest control — benzodiazepines, strong opioids, buprenorphine, methadone, and other dependence-risk medicines.
Controls
Strict prescription limits; central recording; short supply periods.
Claim note: Insurers frequently query long-term use, sedation, driving, and safety-critical work — pair script history with functional limits and any employer fitness-for-work letters.
Examples
- Benzodiazepines
- Zolpidem / zopiclone
- Buprenorphine
- Methadone
- Strong opioids
Atlas medications on this schedule
Cross-linked from Clinical Atlas — click to open the medicine or therapy detail page.