# codeine (21 CFR 1308.13(e)(1)(i)) — Federal controlled substance schedule (I-V) by drug, with DEA code number

For codeine (21 CFR 1308.13(e)(1)(i)), substance is codeine; schedule is Schedule III; listed under is Narcotic drugs; dea code number is 9803; only when is Not more than 1.8 grams of codeine per 100 milliliters or not more than 90 milligrams per dosage unit, with an equal or greater quantity of an isoquinoline alkaloid of opium, recorded from its source on 2026-09-01.

- **Substance:** codeine _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Schedule:** Schedule III _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Listed under:** Narcotic drugs _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **DEA code number:** 9803 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Only when:** Not more than 1.8 grams of codeine per 100 milliliters or not more than 90 milligrams per dosage unit, with an equal or greater quantity of an isoquinoline alkaloid of opium _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR citation:** 21 CFR 1308.13(e)(1)(i) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (i) Not more than 1.8 grams of codeine per 100 milliliters or not more than 90 milligrams per dosage unit, with an equal or greater quantity of an isoquinoline alkaloid of opium | 9803 |

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Schedule

> § 1308.13 Schedule III.

### Listed under

> (e) Narcotic drugs.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-II/part-1308

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2026-12-30.
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