[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 62 (Thursday, April 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 15808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7938]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration


Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Registration

    By Notice dated December 23, 1998, and published in the Federal 
Register on January 4, 1999, (64 FR 182), Knoll Pharmaceutical Company, 
30 North Jefferson Road, Whippany, New Jersey 07981, 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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Dihydromorphine (9145).....................  I
Hydromorphone (9150).......................  II
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    The firm plans to produce bulk product and finished dosage units 
for distribution to its customers.
    DEA has considered the factors in Title 21, United States Code, 
Section 823(a) and determined that the registration of Knoll 
Pharmaceutical Company to manufacture the listed controlled substances 
is consistent with the public interest at this time. DEA has 
investigated Knoll Pharmaceutical Company on a regular basis to ensure 
that the company's continued registration is consistent with the public 
interest. These investigations have included inspection and testing of 
the company's physical security systems, audits of the company's 
records, verification of the company's compliance with state and local 
laws, and a review of the company's background and history. Therefore, 
pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 823 and 28 CFR 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: March 18, 1999.
John H. King,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug 
Enforcement Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-7938 Filed 3-31-99; 8:45 am]
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