Compounding Pharmacy Back in Business After Suing DEA
http://www.pharmacytimes.com/news/Compounding-Pharmacy-Back-in-Business-After-Suing-DEA
From the article:
After the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) revoked the Tampa-based pharmacy’s registration to sell controlled substances and seized its drugs, the company fought back with a lawsuit.
Then, on November 18, 2014, a judge ordered the DEA to allow the pharmacy to resume sales, according to the Tampa Tribune.
The DEA had argued that the pharmacy’s new owner did not follow the correct protocol in becoming registered to sell controlled substances, and that the agency should have received advanced notice of the ownership transfer.
The pharmacy could not conduct its regular business after DEA agents arrived at the building late last week.
US District Judge Mary Scriven berated the agents for disobeying rules, having a bad attitude, and not properly handling the seized goods, the paper reported. The agents, for example, did not refrigerate some medications that were supposed to be kept in air conditioning.
“I don’t understand why we’re even here,” Scriven said, according to the Tampa Tribune. “This is preposterous…There’s just no basis for an imminent danger finding on this record.”
Scriven went on to say that the DEA is supposed to act only if a danger is present or if they give notice before taking the pharmacy’s drugs. The DEA allegedly knew about the issue since September, but did not act until this past week.
The DEA’s counsel told Scriven that the agents “acted in good faith.” He also maintained transferring ownership with the DEA registration intact is not allowed, the Tampa Tribune reported.
Scriven begged to differ.
“Your own handbook permits a transfer without a new registration,” Scriven said, according to the Tampa Tribune. “It seems someone missed a step at the DEA.”
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I almost hate coming to Steve’s blog to read such ignorant things law enforcement does. Anyhow it gets my blood pressure going so I can comment on how stupid this thing is about opioid haters. Anti – opioid zealots wanting all time released opioids abuse deterrent to where they will not work for the purpose of why they are made to begin with. The abuse deterrent sludge they use makes it to where people who need these medications cant digest them so these pills are ruined. No point in taking a pill that’s going to make you sick to your stomach causing yet another problem. So back to the fast acting like medication to get around the sludge in the time released opioids. You see there’s always a way around this crap one way or another, so keep spinning your wheels Idiotic Anti – Opioid Zealots haters, your time is well wasted. I don’t wish chronic pain upon anyone, BUT I hope all Idiotic Anti – Opioid Zealots haters breaks a leg and your right wrist so you cant wipe your butt and the doctor give you aspirin and tells you remember you hate opioids, then you feel like the idiot you are and get a sample of what we chronic pain sufferers feel every day of our lives. Ever have someone wipe your butt for you, remember what comes around goes around .
Interesting comment by the DEA witness about not answering certain questions because it would jepordize some open investigations…hope the store’s defense atttorneys get all over that…
o we just skip a step
Its about time, hopefully more and more ppl sue these aholes. Then maybe theyll start doing what their supposed to be doing and go after CRIMINALS