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While researching the article on medical prescription, I stumbled across information on what consistutes a valid DEA number (US government's Drug Enforcement Agency). That, is the number of letters and digits and the relationship of the digits and letters within the DEA number. While this information is clearly public, including it Wikipedia certainly aids criminals in prescription forgeries. Should I include it in an article? (The same discussion would apply to credit card numbers, etc.) Samw 00:40, 27 Dec 2003 (UTC)
Thanks for everyone's input. I've added a description of the checksum algorithm to Drug Enforcement Administration. Samw 21:39, 30 Dec 2003 (UTC)
Samw--thank you for adding to this post! I very quickly made the page late last night because "DEA number" is mentioned in another of the pages I've been working on (and I wanted to link it). I'm glad more actual susbtance has been added. The information is very interesting, and I'm glad to know it. I am a Nurse Practitioner and had no idea that's how the number was generated. Even though I could see some soccer mom recently hooked on Lortab finding the information a little too useful, I suspect it won't in reality create any harm. Thanks again! ARA 05:20, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
The information given for determining the first letter of the DEA number is incorrect. These are business activity codes that the DEA uses for recordkeeping purposes in their files, but they do not corrolate to the first letter of the DEA number in most cases. Erockrph 16:52, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
The first letter on my script is an m, what the fudgenuckle.
me
Information on the first letter of DEA Number seem to be wrong. And the information on the second letter of the DEA number is correct for the Doctors. It may not be true for the DEA Numbers of the pharmacies, hospitals etc.
There is no intelligence built around the first letter of the DEA. DEA uses an alpha character business activity code to identify various categories of registrants. For example, business activity code "C" indicates a "Practitioner".
Skinnai ( talk) 18:20, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
I question the validity of the listing that was taken from here: http://www.deanumbers.org/dea-numbers-definition-and-construction
The above page cites no sources. Below is more credible IMO:
From the https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drugreg/:
"New DEA Number Series
DEA is announcing that, effective immediately, DOD personal service contractors will be issued a new DEA registration number that begins with the letter "G". This new first character will be in addition to the current first characters A, B, F of the DEA registration for practitioners. The G series DEA registration number will be listed in the database provided to NTIS and available on the DEA website validation query system.
Registrant type (first letter of DEA Number):
A/B/F/G – Hospital/Clinic/Practitioner/Teaching Institution/Pharmacy
M – Mid-Level Practitioner (NP/PA/OD/ET, etc.)
P/R – Manufacturer/Distributor/Researcher/Analytical Lab/Importer/Exporter/Reverse Distributor/Narcotic Treatment Program" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.197.236.43 ( talk) 17:09, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
What are you assholes going to do next make aspirin a class one or class to move or schedule one schedule two drug you’re a bunch of morons there’s people with legitimate pain out here that need painkillers and can’t get them 96.92.55.18 ( talk) 09:26, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
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While researching the article on medical prescription, I stumbled across information on what consistutes a valid DEA number (US government's Drug Enforcement Agency). That, is the number of letters and digits and the relationship of the digits and letters within the DEA number. While this information is clearly public, including it Wikipedia certainly aids criminals in prescription forgeries. Should I include it in an article? (The same discussion would apply to credit card numbers, etc.) Samw 00:40, 27 Dec 2003 (UTC)
Thanks for everyone's input. I've added a description of the checksum algorithm to Drug Enforcement Administration. Samw 21:39, 30 Dec 2003 (UTC)
Samw--thank you for adding to this post! I very quickly made the page late last night because "DEA number" is mentioned in another of the pages I've been working on (and I wanted to link it). I'm glad more actual susbtance has been added. The information is very interesting, and I'm glad to know it. I am a Nurse Practitioner and had no idea that's how the number was generated. Even though I could see some soccer mom recently hooked on Lortab finding the information a little too useful, I suspect it won't in reality create any harm. Thanks again! ARA 05:20, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
The information given for determining the first letter of the DEA number is incorrect. These are business activity codes that the DEA uses for recordkeeping purposes in their files, but they do not corrolate to the first letter of the DEA number in most cases. Erockrph 16:52, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
The first letter on my script is an m, what the fudgenuckle.
me
Information on the first letter of DEA Number seem to be wrong. And the information on the second letter of the DEA number is correct for the Doctors. It may not be true for the DEA Numbers of the pharmacies, hospitals etc.
There is no intelligence built around the first letter of the DEA. DEA uses an alpha character business activity code to identify various categories of registrants. For example, business activity code "C" indicates a "Practitioner".
Skinnai ( talk) 18:20, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
I question the validity of the listing that was taken from here: http://www.deanumbers.org/dea-numbers-definition-and-construction
The above page cites no sources. Below is more credible IMO:
From the https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drugreg/:
"New DEA Number Series
DEA is announcing that, effective immediately, DOD personal service contractors will be issued a new DEA registration number that begins with the letter "G". This new first character will be in addition to the current first characters A, B, F of the DEA registration for practitioners. The G series DEA registration number will be listed in the database provided to NTIS and available on the DEA website validation query system.
Registrant type (first letter of DEA Number):
A/B/F/G – Hospital/Clinic/Practitioner/Teaching Institution/Pharmacy
M – Mid-Level Practitioner (NP/PA/OD/ET, etc.)
P/R – Manufacturer/Distributor/Researcher/Analytical Lab/Importer/Exporter/Reverse Distributor/Narcotic Treatment Program" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.197.236.43 ( talk) 17:09, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
What are you assholes going to do next make aspirin a class one or class to move or schedule one schedule two drug you’re a bunch of morons there’s people with legitimate pain out here that need painkillers and can’t get them 96.92.55.18 ( talk) 09:26, 27 December 2022 (UTC)