Alexander Drug Company, Inc.; Revocation of Registration

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration [Docket No. 99-13] The Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued an Order to Show Cause, dated January 22, 1999, to Alexander Drug, Co., Inc. (Respondent), seeking to revoke its DEA Certificate of Registration, #BA2660214, and deny any applications for renewal of such registration pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 824(a)(2) for the reason that the Respondent was convicted of a felony related to controlled substances, and section 824(a)(4) for the reason that the Respondent's continued registration would be inconsistent with the public interest, as defined in 21 U.S.C. 823(f) . The Order to Show Cause alleged that these grounds were evidenced by the following: 1. The Respondent pharmacy had violated several state regulations and laws regarding record keeping. 2. A pharmacist employee of the Respondent dispensed a controlled substance on two occasions without a physician's authorization. 3. A DEA inspection on August 6, 1996, revealed over one-thousand record keeping violations. 4. On April 28, 1997, the Respondent pharmacy and the president of the Respondent pharmacy were indicted on sixteen felony counts of maintaining false records and one count of conspiracy. 5. On July 28, 1997, the Respondent pharmacy was convicted, upon a plea of guilty, of a felony related to maintaining false records. 6. The president of the Respondent pharmacy was indicted and convicted upon a ple…