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<h1>DEA Suspends North Spokane Pharmacy's License</h1>
<div><b><a href="http://newsteam/21153079/detail.html" target="_blank">Jeff Humphrey |
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<p><span>Posted: 6:07 pm PDT April 6, 2011</span><span>Updated: 6:40 pm PDT April 6, 2011</span></p>
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<div><a>A</a><a>A</a><a>A</a></div></div><strong>SPOKANE,
Wash. -- </strong>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.
<p></p>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.
<p></p>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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<h2>DEA Suspends North Spokane Pharmacy's License</h2>
<p>April 6, 2011</p>
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</p><p>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.</p>
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Video</a><p></p></div></div></div>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."
<p></p>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.
<p></p>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."
<p></p>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."
<p></p>DEA officials said Wednesday they couldn’t discuss anything about their
enforcement action at Bates Pharmacy as their case remains under investigation.
<p></p>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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