DEA revokes a major drug distributor’s license over opioid crisis failures

The DEA revokes Morris & Dickson Co.’s license to sell painkillers, citing a failure to flag suspicious orders during the opioid crisis.

License removal: The distributor, which generates $4 billion a year in revenue, potentially faces the end of the business after the DEA’s decision.
* The order becomes effective in 90 days, allowing more time to negotiate a settlement.

What they found: Morris & Dickson failed to accept full responsibility for their actions, which included shipping 12,000 unusually large orders of opioids between 2014 and 2018.
* The company only filed three suspicious order reports with the DEA during this time.

Company response: Morris & Dickson has invested millions to revamp its compliance systems and expressed hope for a settlement.
* In a statement, the company said it is ~~”grateful to the DEA administrator for delaying the effective date of the order.”~~

By the numbers: The nation’s fourth-largest wholesale drug distributor serves pharmacies and hospitals in 29 states and has nearly 600 employees.

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