Template:Infobox drug/legal status/sandbox

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Formatted options per country or institute for the legal status of a drug. Available in {{Infobox drug}}, {{Chembox}} and {{Infobox botanical product}} by parameters |legal_XX= (XX = AU, BR, CA, DE, NZ, UK, US, EU, UN).

Paired parameters |legal_XX_comment= can be used, and those are added, unchanged, as a suffix.

All input is case-insensitive (both OTC and otc are OK).

Legal status

parameters

| legal_AU     = S2
| legal_AU_comment = any text
| legal_BR     = A1
| legal_BR_comment = any text
| legal_CA     = 
| legal_DE     = 
| legal_UK     = gsl
| legal_US     = Schedule II
| legal_US_comment = and OTC in Oregon
| legal_EU     =
| legal_UN     =
| legal_NZ     = 
| legal_status = Not marketed in Asia

By country or organisation

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Parameter naming pattern: |legal_XX=, |legal_XX_comment=.

XX can be: AU, BR, CA, DE, NZ, UK, US; UN and EU

For general input: |legal_status=

Standard |legal_...= input options
Australia, AU (Standard for Scheduling Drugs and Poisons)
legal_AU=	Shows
Unscheduled	AU: Unscheduled
Template:Hlist	AU: S2 (Pharmacy medicine)
Template:Hlist	AU: S3 (Pharmacist only)
Template:Hlist	AU: S4 (Prescription only)
Template:Hlist	AU: S5 (Caution)
Template:Hlist	AU: S6 (Poison)
Template:Hlist	AU: S7 (Dangerous drug)
Template:Hlist	AU: S8 (Controlled drug)
Template:Hlist	AU: S9 (Prohibited substance)
Template:Hlist	AU: S10 (Dangerous substance)
Any other text	AU: Any other text
legal_AU_comment=  MyComment	AU: S9 (Prohibited substance) MyComment
Brazil, BR (Brazilian Controlled Drugs and Substances Act)
legal_BR=	Shows
Template:Hlist	BR: Class A1 (Narcotic drugs)
Template:Hlist	BR: Class A2 (Narcotic drugs)
Template:Hlist	BR: Class A3 (Psychoactive drugs)
Template:Hlist	BR: Class B1 (Psychoactive drugs)
Template:Hlist	BR: Class B2 (Anorectic drugs)
Template:Hlist	BR: Class C1 (Other controlled substances)
Template:Hlist	BR: Class C2 (Retinoids)
Template:Hlist	BR: Class C3 (Immunosuppressive drugs)
Template:Hlist	BR: Class C4 (Antiretroviral drugs)
Template:Hlist	BR: Class C5 (Anabolic steroids)
Template:Hlist	BR: Class D1 (Drug precursors)
Template:Hlist	BR: Class D2 (Drug precursors)
Template:Hlist	BR: Class E (Controlled plants)
Template:Hlist	BR: Class F (Prohibited substances)
Canada (Controlled_Drugs_and_Substances_Act)
|legal_CA=	Shows
Unscheduled	CA: Unscheduled
otc	CA: OTC
Template:Hlist	CA: ℞-only
Schedule i	CA: Schedule I
Schedule ii	CA: Schedule II
Schedule iii	CA: Schedule III
Schedule iv	CA: Schedule IV
Schedule v	CA: Schedule V
Schedule vi	CA: Schedule VI
Schedule vii	CA: Schedule VII
Schedule viii	CA: Schedule VIII
Any other text	CA: Any other text (Unedited)
legal_CA_comment=  MyComment	CA: Schedule VIII MyComment
	CA: MyComment
	CA: xyz MyComment
Germany
Input legal_DE=	Shows
Anlage I	DE: Anlage I (Authorized scientific use only)
Anlage II	DE: Anlage II (Authorized trade only, not prescriptible)
Anlage III	DE: Anlage III (Special prescription form required)
Any other text	DE: Any other text (Unedited)
legal_DE_comment= MyComment	DE: Anlage I (Authorized scientific use only) MyComment
	DE: xyz MyComment
New Zealand
Input legal_NZ=	Shows
Unscheduled	NZ: Unscheduled
OTC	NZ: OTC
Class A	NZ: Class A
Class B	NZ: Class B
Class C	NZ: Class C
Fourth Schedule	NZ: Fourth Schedule
Temporary Class	NZ: Temporary Class
Any other text	NZ: Any other text (Unedited)
legal_NZ_comment=  MyComment	NZ: Class B MyComment
	NZ: MyComment
	NZ: xyz MyComment
United Kingdom (UK) (Sources: NHS)
Input legal_UK=	Shows
Unscheduled	UK: Unscheduled
PSA psychoactive substances act psychoactive substances psychoactive substance	UK: Under Psychoactive Substances Act
Template:Hlist	UK: General sales list (GSL, OTC)
Template:Hlist	UK: P (Pharmacy medicines)
Template:Hlist	UK: POM (Prescription only)
Template:Hlist	UK: Controlled Drug Lic
CD pom	UK: Controlled Drug POM
CD no reg pom	UK: Controlled Drug No Reg POM
CD (anab) pom	UK: Controlled Drug (Anab) POM
CD (benz) pom	UK: Controlled Drug (Benz) POM
CD inv pom	UK: Controlled Drug Inv POM
Class A	UK: Class A
Class B	UK: Class B
Class C	UK: Class C
Temporary Class	UK: Temporary Class
Any other text	UK: Any other text (Unedited)
legal_UK_comment=  MyComment	UK: Class B MyComment
	UK: MyComment
	UK: xyz MyComment
United States (US)
Input legal_US=	Shows
Unscheduled	US: Unscheduled
Template:Hlist	US: Not FDA approved
OTC	US: OTC
Template:Hlist	US: ℞-only
Schedule I	US: Schedule I
Schedule II	US: Schedule II
Schedule III	US: Schedule III
Schedule IV	US: Schedule IV
Schedule V	US: Schedule V
List I	US: List I (a precursor)
List II	US: List II (a precursor)
List I OTC	US: List I OTC (a precursor)
List II OTC	US: List I OTC (a precursor)
Template:Hlist	US: List I ℞-only
Template:Hlist	US: List II ℞-only
List I CMEA OTC	US: List I CMEA OTC
List I CMEA	US: List I CMEA
SSL	US: Special Surveillance List
SSL OTC	US: Special Surveillance List OTC
Template:Hlist	US: Special Surveillance List ℞-only
Analogue, analoge	US: Analogue to a Schedule I/II drug
IND, Investigative New Drug	US: Investigational New Drug
Any other text	US: Any other text (Unedited)
legal_US_comment=  MyComment	US: Special Surveillance List MyComment
	US: MyComment
	US: xyz MyComment
United Nations (UN) (Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, Convention on Psychotropic Substances)
Input legal_UN=	Shows
Unscheduled	UN: Unscheduled
Template:Hlist	UN: Narcotic Schedule I
Template:Hlist	UN: Narcotic Schedule II
Template:Hlist	UN: Narcotic Schedules I and III
Template:Hlist	UN: Narcotic Schedules II and III
Template:Hlist	UN: Narcotic Schedules I and IV
Template:Hlist	UN: Psychotropic Schedule I
Template:Hlist	UN: Psychotropic Schedule II
Template:Hlist	UN: Psychotropic Schedule III
Template:Hlist	UN: Psychotropic Schedule IV
Template:Hlist	UN: Precursors Table I
Template:Hlist	UN: Precursors Table II
Any other text	UN: Any other text (Unedited)
legal_UN_comment=  MyComment	UN: Psychotropic Schedule IV MyComment
	UN: MyComment
	UN: xyz MyComment
European Union (EU) (European law on drug precursors, European Council decisions on designer drugs)
Input legal_EU=	Shows
Unscheduled	EU: Unscheduled
Template:Hlist	EU: Recommended for scheduling
category 1 precursor	EU: Category 1 Precursor
category 2 precursor	EU: Category 2 Precursor
category 3 precursor	EU: Category 3 Precursor
Any other text	EU: Any other text (Unedited)
legal_EU_comment= MyComment	EU: Category 2 Precursor MyComment
	EU: MyComment
	EU: xyz MyComment
General input, |legal_status=
Input legal_status=	Shows
Template:Hlist	In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
OTC	In general: Over-the-counter (OTC)
Template:Hlist	In general: uncontrolled In general: unscheduled In general: non-regulated In general: legal
Template:Hlist	inveStigational
Template:Hlist	Veterinary use only

• Articles with input to be checked are categorised in Category:Drugs with non-standard legal status (0). See also the category TOC.

Articles with unrecognised |legal_XX= sorted under their country letter.

Articles with |..._comment= only sorted under *

Articles with |legal_status= having recognised input (like: Rx only) are sorted under " "(space, in top).

legal status (general)

• |legal_status=

Input legal_status=	Shows
℞ rx ℞-only rx-only ℞ only rx only	In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
OTC	In general: Over-the-counter (OTC)
Any other text	Any other text Unedited. Article is not categorised for this.

See also

• {{Infobox drug/legal status}}
• {{Infobox drug/pregnancy category}}
• {{Chembox Pharmacology}}
• Category:Drugs with non-standard legal status (input not recognised)
• Category:Drugs with no legal status (no input at all for all 6 countries/authorities)

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