日本ではメチルフェニデートは第1種向精神薬に指定されている。アメリカ合衆国では、医療用途は認められるが、濫用の可能性の高い薬物を示すスケジュール II の規制物質に分類されている。国際的には向精神薬条約 (Convention on Psychotropic Substances) でスケジュール II の薬剤である[37]。
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