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. 2019 May 21;191(6):388. doi: 10.1007/s10661-019-7515-z

Table 2.

Psychotropic drugs detected in the Hennops and Jukskei Rivers, together with their registration status with the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA, as of 30 October 2018) and scheduling

Type Emerging pollutant *Reg **Scheduling Hennops ds N14 Diepsloot Farmall Sunninghill Midrand Buccleuch
ANTD Bupropion Y S5 X X X X X X
Citalopram Y S5 X
Fluoxetine Y S5 X X X X X
Maprotiline Y S5 X X X X X
Moclobemide Y S5 X X X X X X
Norcitalopram N N/A X X X X X X
Sertraline Y S5 X X X X X
Venlafaxine Y S5 X
CANNB Tetrahydrocannabinol N N/A X X X X X X
OPAN Dihydrocodeine Y S6 X X X X X
Hydrocodone N N/A
Hydromorphone Y S6 X X
Ketobemidone N N/A X X X X X
Meptazinol N N/A X X X X X X
Morphine Y S6 X X
Oxycodone Y S6 X X X
Oxymorphone N N/A X X X X X X
Pethidine Y S6 X X X X X X
Tramadol Y S5
PSYSTIM 5-Methoxytryptamine N N/A X X X X X
5-MeOT N N/A X X X X X X
6-APB N N/A X X X X X X
Amphetamine N N/A X X X X X
AMT N N/A X X X X X X
bk-MDDMA N N/A X X X X
Cathinone N N/A X X X X X X
Ethylone N N/A X X X X X X
MDA N N/A X X X X X X
MDAI N N/A X X X X X X
MDEA N N/A X X X X
MDMA N N/A X X X X X X
Methamphetamine N N/A X X
Methcathinone N N/A X X X X
Phentermine Y S5 X X
Pyrovalerone N N/A X X X X X X
Sulpiride Y S5 X X X X
EPD Carbamazepine Y S3 and S5
Gabapentin Y S3 X X X X X
Lamotrigine Y S3
Levetiracetam Y S3 X X
Nordiazepam N N/A X X X X X
Oxcarbazepine Y S3 X
Phenytoin Y S3 X X X X X
Pregabalin Y S5 X X X X X X
Primidone Y S3 X X X X
SED/T Clobazam Y S5 X X X X X
Meprobamate Y S5
Methaqualone N N/A
Oxazepam Y S5 X
Promazine N N/A X X X X X X
Sulpiride Y S5 X X X X X
Temazepam Y S5 X X X X
Total number detected 28 33 14 19 21 18 22

*Registration with the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA, as of 30 October 2018)

**See Table S3 for schedule description

5-MeOT 6-(2-aminopropyl)benzofuran), 6-APB alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone, AMT alpha-methyltryptamine, MDA methylenedioxyamphetamine, bk-MDDMA dimethylone, MDAI 5,6-methylenedioxy-2-aminoindane, MDEA 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-ethylamphetamine, MDMA 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine, ANTD antidepressant, CANNB cannabis, OPAN opioid analgesic, PSYSTIM psychoactive stimulant, EPD epilepsy and anticonvulsant drug, SED/T sedative/tranquiliser drug