1/9/14 - A judge will determine later this month whether to recommend revoking the license for a South Lyon pharmacy accused of illegally mass-producing drugs for hospitals and clinics. A trial is set January 27th in Detroit concerning the license suspensions of Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy and its owner, Kenny Walkup Jr. Attorney General Bill Schuette ordered the suspension in October after several of the pharmacyâs products at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit were found to contain fungus. Previous testimony from inspectors for the state and the FDA indicated the pharmacy was not following proper procedures to ensure products were sterile. Walkup is alleged to have been acting as a drug manufacturer by distributing large amounts of medication to various hospitals and clinics even though the pharmacy is currently only licensed to fill individual prescriptions. He had applied for a license to manufacture drugs in October 2012, but that application was denied. Walkupâs attorney previously maintained that regulations allow pharmacists with that type of license to provide the service if it is less than 5% of the pharmacyâs business. A final decision will be made by the Michigan Pharmacy Disciplinary Subcommittee, but will largely be based on the judgeâs recommendation. (JK)
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