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[Stevan Gressitt]

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 DEA Suspends North Spokane Pharmacy's License
*Jeff Humphrey | KXLY4 Reporter <http://newsteam/21153079/detail.html>*

Posted: 6:07 pm PDT April 6, 2011Updated: 6:40 pm PDT April 6, 2011
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*SPOKANE, Wash. -- *The Drug Enforcement Administration has suspended the
license of a North Spokane pharmacy, leaving their customers scrambling to
find other pharmacies to fill their prescriptions.

The Bates Pharmacy has been in Spokane since 1942 and competes with larger
corporate stores with good customer service and home deliveries. However,
according to company officials, last November the DEA did an audit on Bates
and found problems with the way it handles controlled substances.

For example, the pharmacy was letting its customers return unused portions
of their prescriptions and then destroying them at the waste-to-energy
plant.

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DEA Suspends North Spokane Pharmacy's License

April 6, 2011

The Drug Enforcement Administration has suspended the license of a North
Spokane pharmacy, leaving their customers scrambling to find other
pharmacies to fill their prescriptions.  KXLY4's Jeff Humphrey reports.

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Pharmacy managers worked to fix the problem and in a statement issued
Wednesday said, "upon their (DEA) recommendation, we immediately corrected
deficiencies and streamlined methods to ensure compliance."

Bates officials say the DEA also felt the pharmacy needed to better protect
its controlled substances from theft, particularly during deliveries. Bates
says it tightened up security but on Friday the DEA showed up again and
seized all of the narcotics in their inventory.

The pharmacy says, "in spite of our efforts and good faith, the DEA has
suspended our license to dispense controlled substances. We are surprised by
this action."

Bates customers are surprised too as now hundreds of them need to find a new
pharmacy to fill their narcotic prescriptions and Bates is trying to help
saying, "we are working with local pharmacies to ensure the needs of our
patients are met and they have access to critical medications."

DEA officials said Wednesday they couldn’t discuss anything about their
enforcement action at Bates Pharmacy as their case remains under
investigation.

Bates officials say they are not suspected of black market sales or allowing
drugs to fall into the wrong hands. Bates continues to fill non-narcotic
prescriptions and selling other medical supplies.
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-- 
Stevan Gressitt, M.D.
Faculty Associate, University of Maine Center on Aging
Academic Member, Athens Institute for Education and Research
Athens, Greece
Founding Director, International Institute for Pharmaceutical Safety
University of New England, College of Pharmacy
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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