A federal judge on Monday ordered the Drug Enforcement Administration to explain its rationale for trying to shut down a pharmaceutical distribution center in Florida.
U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said that he will give the Drug Enforcement Administration until the end of next week to submit its explanation for issuing an order against the Cardinal Health Inc. distribution center in Lakeland.
Earlier this month, the Drug Enforcement Administration suspended the sale of controlled substances by two CVS pharmacies in the Orlando area and Cardinal Health supplied the drugs to those stores. The Drug Enforcement Administration said that the two pharmacies were dispensing a huge amount of oxycodone, far exceeding the customary amount. It was the first time stores in a national pharmacy chain were the target, and many experts applauded the Drug Enforcement Administration’s move to combat prescription drug abuse in Florida.
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