Legal Opinion
Reckitt & Colman, Ltd. v. Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration, McNeil Pharmaceutical, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 8, 1986No. 85-1193PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:
This is a petition for review of an order of the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency maintaining the classification of the drug buprenorphine as a narcotic under the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. §§ 801-966 (1982). The petitioner, Reckitt & Colman, Ltd., complains that the DEA Administrator’s designation of bupre-norphine as a narcotic rests on an improper determination that buprenorphine is a derivative of the opiate drug thebaine. Because we conclude that the Administrator’s definition of the…
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