 Pentedrone has been linked to at least one death where it was combined with α-PVP and caused heart failure.A forensic standard of Pentedrone is available, and the compound has been posted on the Forendex website of potential drugs of abuse.On January 28, 2014, the DEA listed it, along with nine other synthetic cathinones, on the Schedule 1 with a temporary ban, effective February 27, 2014.