A nurse is administering a cough syrup that contains codeine. The nurse recognizes that the syrup would be classified as which of the controlled substance schedules?
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. V
ANS: D
Schedule V drugs are medically accepted with a very limited potential for dependence.
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