DEA Investigations
DEA inspections, controlled substance compliance, and Drug Supply Chain Security Act enforcement.
Partial Fills of Schedule II Prescriptions
DEA rules allow partial fills of Schedule II prescriptions in three distinct scenarios, each with its own timing limits and requir…
Opioid Treatment Program DEA Obligations
DEA registration, SAMHSA certification, and state approval are all required before an OTP can dispense methadone or buprenorphine.
Emergency Oral Schedule II Prescriptions
DEA rules limit an emergency oral Schedule II prescription to the emergency period and require a written follow-up within 7 days,…
Employee Screening Obligations for DEA Registrants
DEA rules bar hiring anyone with a controlled-substance felony or a denied, revoked, or surrendered registration. What the duty to…
Dispensing Controlled Substances to Out-of-State Patients
Nonresident pharmacy licensure, prescriber DEA registration, and shipping verification obligations for controlled substances sent…
Distributor and Reverse Distributor Registration
A guide to when pharmacy transfers, returns, or destruction of controlled substances trigger DEA distributor or reverse distributo…
DEA Registration Renewal and Lapse Consequences
The DEA's three-year renewal cycle, the 45-day rule that preserves authority during processing, and what a lapsed registration exp…
DEA Civil Penalty Settlements for Recordkeeping Violations
The current per-violation cap for DEA recordkeeping findings, how DEA counts violations, and when a finding stays civil instead of…
Closing a Pharmacy: Transferring Controlled Substance Inventory
How a closing pharmacy must notify DEA before transferring inventory, take a closing count, surrender its registration, and retain…