Buprenorphine in Bolivia: not individually verified

Also known as: subutex

Not individually verified

We have not confirmed that Buprenorphine specifically is scheduled in Bolivia, so this page gives no legal status. Publishing a guess here would be worse than publishing nothing. What we do know is the governing national drug law, below.

What is on record: Not confirmed. No individual status was established for this row. The Anexo to Ley 913 of 16 March 2017, the list article 5(c) of that Law makes operative, does not name it anywhere in Listas I to V. The nearest entry is PENTAZOCINA in Lista III, another partial opioid agonist and a different substance. Buprenorphine is named nowhere in the Anexo. The version read is the Anexo as published in Gaceta Oficial edition 947NEC on 23 March 2017, read as at 21 September 2026, and reading it does not rule out a later addition, because article 5(c) closes with las que sean incorporadas por Ley, incorporation by Law. That is an unresolved row and not a permission. [Certain] on the search, [Likely] that the substance is outside the list, because a list can be amended and a name can be printed in a form the search did not anticipate.

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What Bolivia HAS confirmed for related substances

Codeinea related compound, not Buprenorphine
Controlled. The Anexo to Ley 913 of 16 March 2017 carries the entry CODEINA in Lista III under the heading estupefacientes, and article 5(c) of that Law defines sustancias controladas as the substances named in Listas I, II, III, IV and V of the Anexo. The offence articles are not in Ley 913 at all. They stayed in Ley 1008 of 19 July 1988, Título III, which Ley 913 left standing, and trafficking is article 48. [Certain]
Bolivia. Ley 913 of 16 March 2017, Ley de Lucha contra el Tráfico Ilícito de Sustancias Controladas, article 5(c) and its Anexo, Gaceta Oficial edition 947NEC of 23 March 2017, read at http://gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscar/913 and cross checked against https://dgsc.gob.bo/normativa/leyes/Ley913.pdf, Lista III, entry CODEINA for codeine · Ley 1008 of 19 July 1988, Título III, articles 46 to 55 and article 33(m), read in the Gaceta Oficial edition at http://gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscar/1008 and against the Ministerio de Gobierno consolidated text at https://web.mingobierno.gob.bo/ · Constitution of 2009 articles 15 and 384 at https://www.senarecom.gob.bo/files/transparencia/CONSTITUCION_POLITICA_DEL_ESTADO.pdf · Ley 906 of 8 March 2017 article 16 at http://gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscar/906 · all read as at 21 September 2026. · Verified September 21, 2026
Fentanyla related compound, not Buprenorphine
Controlled. The Anexo to Ley 913 of 16 March 2017 carries the entry FENTANIL in Lista II under the heading estupefacientes, and article 5(c) of that Law defines sustancias controladas as the substances named in Listas I, II, III, IV and V of the Anexo. The offence articles are not in Ley 913 at all. They stayed in Ley 1008 of 19 July 1988, Título III, which Ley 913 left standing, and trafficking is article 48. [Certain]
Bolivia. Ley 913 of 16 March 2017, Ley de Lucha contra el Tráfico Ilícito de Sustancias Controladas, article 5(c) and its Anexo, Gaceta Oficial edition 947NEC of 23 March 2017, read at http://gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscar/913 and cross checked against https://dgsc.gob.bo/normativa/leyes/Ley913.pdf, Lista II, entry FENTANIL for fentanyl · Ley 1008 of 19 July 1988, Título III, articles 46 to 55 and article 33(m), read in the Gaceta Oficial edition at http://gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscar/1008 and against the Ministerio de Gobierno consolidated text at https://web.mingobierno.gob.bo/ · Constitution of 2009 articles 15 and 384 at https://www.senarecom.gob.bo/files/transparencia/CONSTITUCION_POLITICA_DEL_ESTADO.pdf · Ley 906 of 8 March 2017 article 16 at http://gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscar/906 · all read as at 21 September 2026. · Verified September 21, 2026
Heroina related compound, not Buprenorphine
Controlled. The Anexo to Ley 913 of 16 March 2017 carries the entry HEROINA in Lista I under the heading estupefacientes, and article 5(c) of that Law defines sustancias controladas as the substances named in Listas I, II, III, IV and V of the Anexo. The entry is printed HEROÍNA in the text layer of both copies, which is the capital letter I set as a lowercase letter l, and the reading is HEROINA. The offence articles are not in Ley 913 at all. They stayed in Ley 1008 of 19 July 1988, Título III, which Ley 913 left standing, and trafficking is article 48. [Certain]
Bolivia. Ley 913 of 16 March 2017, Ley de Lucha contra el Tráfico Ilícito de Sustancias Controladas, article 5(c) and its Anexo, Gaceta Oficial edition 947NEC of 23 March 2017, read at http://gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscar/913 and cross checked against https://dgsc.gob.bo/normativa/leyes/Ley913.pdf, Lista I, entry HEROINA for heroin · Ley 1008 of 19 July 1988, Título III, articles 46 to 55 and article 33(m), read in the Gaceta Oficial edition at http://gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscar/1008 and against the Ministerio de Gobierno consolidated text at https://web.mingobierno.gob.bo/ · Constitution of 2009 articles 15 and 384 at https://www.senarecom.gob.bo/files/transparencia/CONSTITUCION_POLITICA_DEL_ESTADO.pdf · Ley 906 of 8 March 2017 article 16 at http://gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscar/906 · all read as at 21 September 2026. · Verified September 21, 2026
Hydrocodonea related compound, not Buprenorphine
Controlled. The Anexo to Ley 913 of 16 March 2017 carries the entry HIDROCODONA in Lista II under the heading estupefacientes, and article 5(c) of that Law defines sustancias controladas as the substances named in Listas I, II, III, IV and V of the Anexo. The offence articles are not in Ley 913 at all. They stayed in Ley 1008 of 19 July 1988, Título III, which Ley 913 left standing, and trafficking is article 48. [Certain]
Bolivia. Ley 913 of 16 March 2017, Ley de Lucha contra el Tráfico Ilícito de Sustancias Controladas, article 5(c) and its Anexo, Gaceta Oficial edition 947NEC of 23 March 2017, read at http://gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscar/913 and cross checked against https://dgsc.gob.bo/normativa/leyes/Ley913.pdf, Lista II, entry HIDROCODONA for hydrocodone · Ley 1008 of 19 July 1988, Título III, articles 46 to 55 and article 33(m), read in the Gaceta Oficial edition at http://gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscar/1008 and against the Ministerio de Gobierno consolidated text at https://web.mingobierno.gob.bo/ · Constitution of 2009 articles 15 and 384 at https://www.senarecom.gob.bo/files/transparencia/CONSTITUCION_POLITICA_DEL_ESTADO.pdf · Ley 906 of 8 March 2017 article 16 at http://gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscar/906 · all read as at 21 September 2026. · Verified September 21, 2026
Methadonea related compound, not Buprenorphine
Controlled. The Anexo to Ley 913 of 16 March 2017 carries the entry METADONA in Lista II under the heading estupefacientes, and article 5(c) of that Law defines sustancias controladas as the substances named in Listas I, II, III, IV and V of the Anexo. The offence articles are not in Ley 913 at all. They stayed in Ley 1008 of 19 July 1988, Título III, which Ley 913 left standing, and trafficking is article 48. [Certain]
Bolivia. Ley 913 of 16 March 2017, Ley de Lucha contra el Tráfico Ilícito de Sustancias Controladas, article 5(c) and its Anexo, Gaceta Oficial edition 947NEC of 23 March 2017, read at http://gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscar/913 and cross checked against https://dgsc.gob.bo/normativa/leyes/Ley913.pdf, Lista II, entry METADONA for methadone · Ley 1008 of 19 July 1988, Título III, articles 46 to 55 and article 33(m), read in the Gaceta Oficial edition at http://gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscar/1008 and against the Ministerio de Gobierno consolidated text at https://web.mingobierno.gob.bo/ · Constitution of 2009 articles 15 and 384 at https://www.senarecom.gob.bo/files/transparencia/CONSTITUCION_POLITICA_DEL_ESTADO.pdf · Ley 906 of 8 March 2017 article 16 at http://gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscar/906 · all read as at 21 September 2026. · Verified September 21, 2026
Morphinea related compound, not Buprenorphine
Controlled. The Anexo to Ley 913 of 16 March 2017 carries the entry MORFINA in Lista II under the heading estupefacientes, and article 5(c) of that Law defines sustancias controladas as the substances named in Listas I, II, III, IV and V of the Anexo. The offence articles are not in Ley 913 at all. They stayed in Ley 1008 of 19 July 1988, Título III, which Ley 913 left standing, and trafficking is article 48. [Certain]
Bolivia. Ley 913 of 16 March 2017, Ley de Lucha contra el Tráfico Ilícito de Sustancias Controladas, article 5(c) and its Anexo, Gaceta Oficial edition 947NEC of 23 March 2017, read at http://gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscar/913 and cross checked against https://dgsc.gob.bo/normativa/leyes/Ley913.pdf, Lista II, entry MORFINA for morphine · Ley 1008 of 19 July 1988, Título III, articles 46 to 55 and article 33(m), read in the Gaceta Oficial edition at http://gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscar/1008 and against the Ministerio de Gobierno consolidated text at https://web.mingobierno.gob.bo/ · Constitution of 2009 articles 15 and 384 at https://www.senarecom.gob.bo/files/transparencia/CONSTITUCION_POLITICA_DEL_ESTADO.pdf · Ley 906 of 8 March 2017 article 16 at http://gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscar/906 · all read as at 21 September 2026. · Verified September 21, 2026
Oxycodonea related compound, not Buprenorphine
Controlled. The Anexo to Ley 913 of 16 March 2017 carries the entry OXICODONA in Lista II under the heading estupefacientes, and article 5(c) of that Law defines sustancias controladas as the substances named in Listas I, II, III, IV and V of the Anexo. The offence articles are not in Ley 913 at all. They stayed in Ley 1008 of 19 July 1988, Título III, which Ley 913 left standing, and trafficking is article 48. [Certain]
Bolivia. Ley 913 of 16 March 2017, Ley de Lucha contra el Tráfico Ilícito de Sustancias Controladas, article 5(c) and its Anexo, Gaceta Oficial edition 947NEC of 23 March 2017, read at http://gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscar/913 and cross checked against https://dgsc.gob.bo/normativa/leyes/Ley913.pdf, Lista II, entry OXICODONA for oxycodone · Ley 1008 of 19 July 1988, Título III, articles 46 to 55 and article 33(m), read in the Gaceta Oficial edition at http://gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscar/1008 and against the Ministerio de Gobierno consolidated text at https://web.mingobierno.gob.bo/ · Constitution of 2009 articles 15 and 384 at https://www.senarecom.gob.bo/files/transparencia/CONSTITUCION_POLITICA_DEL_ESTADO.pdf · Ley 906 of 8 March 2017 article 16 at http://gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscar/906 · all read as at 21 September 2026. · Verified September 21, 2026

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