98-24295. Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Notice of Registration

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 175 (Thursday, September 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 48523]
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[FR Doc No: 98-24295]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration


Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Notice of Registration

    By Notice dated January 21, 1998, and published in the Federal 
Register on February 12, 1998, (63 FR 7182), Orpharm, Inc., 728 West 
19th Street, Houston, Texas 77008, made application by renewal to the 
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to be registered as a bulk 
manufacturer of the basic classes of controlled substances listed 
below:

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                    Drug                               Schedule         
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Methadone (9250)...........................  II                         
Methadone-intermediate (9254)..............  II                         
levo-alphacetylmethadol (9648).............  II                         
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    The firm plans to manufacture methadone and methadone-intermediate 
for production of LAAM.
    DEA has considered the factors in 21 U.S.C. 823(a) and determined 
that the registration of Orpharm, Inc. to manufacture the listed 
controlled substances is consistent with the public interest at this 
time. Therefore, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 823 and 28 C.F.R. 0.100 and 
0.104, the Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, 
hereby orders that the application submitted by the above firm for 
registration as a bulk manufacturer of the basic classes of controlled 
substances listed above is granted.

    Dated: August 21, 1998.
John H. King,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug 
Enforcement Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-24295 Filed 9-9-98; 8:45 am]
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