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Released: September 15, 2012
DEA inspects Walgreens in oxycodone probe
Source: Donna Leinwand Leger, USA TODAY
The DEA accused Walgreens on Friday of endangering public safety and barred the company from shipping oxycodone and other controlled drugs from its Jupiter, Fla., distribution center. The move is the latest action by the Drug Enforcement Agency in a crackdown on pharmaceutical companies, drug distributors and drugstore chains that sell large amounts of highly addictive narcotics. Earlier this week, the DEA revoked the controlled substances licenses for two CVS pharmacies in Sanford, Fla., accused of dispensing excessive amounts of OxyContin.Read Full Article: DEA inspects Walgreens in oxycodone probe
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