Effective January 1, 2017 the Drug Enforcement Administration will eliminate the informal grace period for Registrants who fail to timely renew their Certificates of Registration. The Agency will send a single reminder to Registrants approximately 65 days prior to the expiration date. No further reminders will be issued. Registrants who fail to submit renewal applications timely will be unable to renew through the online portal, They must use the paper renewal application.

On or about November 13, 2014, DEA Diversion Investigators entered RS Coumpounding d/b/a Westchase Pharmacy and advised its DEA registration was terminated and seized all of the controlled substances inventory. This was done without the benefit of notice or due process, and in conflict with the DEA's stated guidance to its diversion investigators as set forth in the DEA Diversion Investigators Manual. Westchase Pharmacy filed its Federal court action on Monday, November 17,

Many DEA registrants have become familiar with requests for inspection by DEA Diversion Investigators. If you question the Diversion Investigators (DI's) about your right to refuse inspection, they suggest they will return with an Inspection Warrant. While the DEA's burden is minimal when applying for such a warrant, it is typically not a process that can be completed immediately, as it requires the DEA to prepare the warrant and the associated paperwork to justify the requ