October 28, 2008
Dear Swedesboro customer,
Earlier this month, we announced that we signed settlement agreements with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to resolve outstanding allegations regarding our controls for preventing the diversion of controlled substances. This agreement included restoring our licenses to sell and ship controlled substances from our Swedesboro, New Jersey facility.
While we’re continuing to make good progress, processing our state-level controlled substance license in the state of New Jersey is taking longer than expected. As a result, we will delay processing orders for controlled substances at our Swedesboro distribution center from our original date of October 27.
We will let you know the new date for processing controlled substance orders at our Swedesboro facility as soon as possible. In the meantime, you should continue ordering controlled substances from your alternate distribution centers as you have been doing.
If you have any questions regarding the ordering process, please contact Customer Service.
Cardinal Health takes the prevention of the abuse or diversion of prescription drugs very seriously and is working to ensure customers receive the medications they legitimately need to care for patients, while at the same time keeping drugs out of the wrong hands. Thanks again for your continued patience and support.
Sincerely,
Cardinal Health
