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Committee sends House Bill 29 to floor to update scheduling of synthetic drugs and add zuranolone to schedule IV
Summary
The Health and Welfare Committee recommended House Bill 29 for a 'do pass' to update Idaho's controlled substances schedules, adding several synthetic fentanyls, cannabinoids and stimulants to Schedule I, new anabolic steroids to Schedule III, and the FDA-approved postpartum depression treatment zuranolone to Schedule IV.
The Idaho Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send House Bill 29 to the Senate floor with a recommendation for a "do pass." The bill updates Idaho's Uniform Controlled Substances Act to add multiple synthetic compounds to state controlled-substances schedules and adds the FDA-approved medication zuranolone to Schedule IV.
Nikki Chopsky, health professions bureau chief at the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses and…
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