Does the DEA list why a pharmacy has been closed by them?
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June 23rd, 2013
I have been searching for a complied pharmacy closing list and have not been able to find one. Do they exist?
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Did you check the resources I suggested in one of the other questions you asked on this topic? I haven’t received notifications that you’ve commented in response to my replies and details I inquired about.
Search on the state and city level rather than the federal level, and check with your local news outlets, as well.
EDIT: In searching for the previous question, it appears to have been moderated for some reason… I had looked up information about the compounding pharmacy that was responsible for the meningitis outbreak, which was in Framingham MA
You should be looking at the FDA and local listings. DEA is illegal use of drugs including pharmacy fraudulent sales of controlled substances. FDA closed down the compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts with the fungus in the completed mixture.
Mostly correct @Tropical_Willie.
The DEA can not close a pharmacy but it can pull the license to distribute controlled (scheduled) drugs, as it did in Lakeland, FL for 2 CVS pharmacies a little over a year ago because of non-compliance with Federal law.
The FDA is responsible for overseeing drug safety, which does not necessarily involve the entire facility. The Framingham facility (New England Compounding Center) and many of its affiliates (AmeriDose) voluntarily suspended all operations while the menengits outbreak (betamethasone and triamcinolone pre-mixes shipped to hospitals) was being investigated. Granted, mandatory action was probably imminent, but the FDA did not “shut them down”
States are responsible for registration and monitoring compliance so the most direct means of finding registered, compliant pharmacy lists is to contact the state Board of Pharmacy directly.
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