Norfentanyl Designated as Fentanyl Immediate Precursor, Placed in Schedule II
April 23, 2020 at 00:16:59 ET
A final rule designating norfentanyl as an immediate precursor to fentanyl and listing it as a Schedule II substance was published by the DEA on April 17 (85 Fed. Reg. 21320).
Norfentanyl is the immediate chemical intermediary in a synthesis process used by clandestine laboratory operators for the illicit manufacture of the Schedule II controlled substance fentanyl.
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