CLASSIFICATION OF CATHINONE AS A PROHIBITED DRUG
National Administrative Register [ DDB BOARD REGULATION NO. 5, s. 1987, September 25, 1987 ]
Pursuant to the powers vested in the Dangerous Drugs Board under
Section 36(a), Article VIII of Republic Act No. 6425, as amended, the
Dangerous Drugs Board hereby classifies and places in the list of
Prohibited Drugs the following:
Section 36(a), Article VIII of Republic Act No. 6425, as amended, the
Dangerous Drugs Board hereby classifies and places in the list of
Prohibited Drugs the following:
Cathinone, a major psychoactive component of the KHAT plant (Cathaedulis) and chemically identified as (-)-alpha-amino-propiophenone.
This Regulation amends Board Regulation No. 4, Series of 1987 and
shall, in accordance with Section 40(3), Article X of RA 6425, as
amended, take effect fifteen (15) days from the date of its second
publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
Adopted: 25 Sept. 1987
(SGD.) TOMAS P. MARAMBA, JR., M.D.
(Undersecretary of Health)
Chairman