Superior Pharmacy I and Superior Pharmacy II Decision and Order

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 Nos. 15-6 and 15-7] This is a consolidated proceeding involving two pharmacies located in Tampa, Florida with common ownership. On October 8, 2014, the Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration issued an Order to Show Cause to Superior Pharmacy, L.L.C. (hereinafter, Superior II), which proposed the revocation of its DEA Certificate of Registration BS9699731, pursuant to which it is authorized to dispense controlled substances in schedules II through V as a retail pharmacy, at the registered location of 5416 Town `N' Country Blvd. ALJ Ex. 1, at 1 (No. 15-7). The next day, the Deputy Assistant Administrator issued an Order to Show Cause to Superior Pharmacy, L.L.C. (hereinafter, Superior I), which proposed the revocation of its DEA Certificate of Registration BS9255274, pursuant to which it is authorized to dispense controlled substances in schedules II through V as a retail pharmacy, at the registered location of 3007 W. Cypress Street, Suite 1. ALJ Ex. 1, at 1 (No. 15-6). As grounds for the proposed actions (which also included the denial of any pending applications), the Show Cause Orders alleged that each pharmacy's “continued registration is inconsistent with the public interest, as that term is defined in 21 U.S.C. 823(f) .” Id.; see also ALJ Ex. 1, at 1 (No. 15-7); 21 U.S.C. 824(a)(4) . Specifically, with respect to each pharmacy, the Orders allege…