QuestionsQuestions (DDB BOARD REGULATION NO. 5 s. 1972)
It is issued pursuant to Section 40 of Republic Act No. 6425 (as amended). Its purpose is to provide a published list of “prohibited drugs” for public information.
They are categorized under “I Opiates,” including opium in specified forms, “Opium, other,” and “Opium-Alkaloids and Derivatives.”
Medicinal opium is prohibited if it is opium in any form (whether mixed with neutral substances or not) that has undergone processing necessary for medicinal use; the list does not exempt it from prohibition.
Opium tinctures and extracts with more than 0.2% anhydrous morphine are explicitly listed as prohibited under “Opium in the following forms.”
Examples include prepared for smoking, doss, charred opium, and poppy straw.
It is in “I Opiates — Opium-Alkaloids and Derivatives — Derivatives.” Heroin is explicitly listed as “HEROIN” with listed synonyms/variants (e.g., acetomorphine/diacetylmorphine, etc.).
Yes. Hydrocodone appears under “Opium-Alkaloids and Derivatives — Alkaloids/Derivatives,” oxycodone under the same subcategory, and hydromorphone under “HYDROMORPHONE” listed among morphine derivatives.
It states that the list of trade names does not purport to be exhaustive, and the absence of a trade name does not necessarily mean the preparation is not under control.
Coca leaf preparations made direct from coca leaf and containing more than 0.1% cocaine are considered “cocaine.” Separately listed is “Cocaine (methyl ester of benzoylecgonine)” and ecgonine/its esters/derivatives convertible to ecgonine and cocaine.
The list includes marijuana plant, cannabis resin (including hashish and THC, plus tinctures/extracts), and marijuana cigarettes or reefers.
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is included within “Cannabis resin,” meaning THC is controlled as part of the prohibited cannabis resin category.
Examples include DMT, LSD (LSD-25), mescaline, psilocybine/psilocine, bufotenine, ibogaine, peyote, and morning glory creeper; the list enumerates specific chemical names.
It includes “Alfa and Beta Eucaine” as a heading/entry but the excerpt shown does not list further subitems; the note indicates the list may not be exhaustive for trade names and preparations.
They group prohibited drugs by type: I Opiates, II Cocaine, III Cannabis, IV Hallucinogenics, and V Alfa and Beta Eucaine—helping interpret what substances are covered.
It indicates that not only natural opiates but also synthetic narcotic-like substances (and related intermediates mentioned) are covered as prohibited drugs, supporting charges even when the drug is not strictly plant-derived.