02-14-2014 | 03:05 PM
Author: Williams Mullen
The Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) included two items in its recently-released 2014 Work Plan indicating a new focus on the quality and safety of compounded pharmaceuticals reimbursed by Medicare. Pharmaceutical compounding is the process by which prescription drugs are tailored to meet the needs of individual patients and is often used to obtain drug combinations or preparations that would not otherwise be available. Compounding has come under increased scrutiny in recent years following a meningitis outbreak in 2012 that was caused by contaminated batches of compounded steroids and that resulted in 64 deaths
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Williams Mullen: OIG 2014 Work Plan Focuses On Compounded Pharmaceuticals Reimbursed By Medicare
By Brian C. VickThe Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) included two items in its recently-released 2014 Work Plan indicating a new focus on the quality and safety of compounded pharmaceuticals reimbursed by Medicare. Pharmaceutical compounding is the process by which prescription drugs are tailored to meet the needs of individual patients and is often used to obtain drug combinations or preparations that would not otherwise be available. Compounding has come under increased scrutiny in recent years following a meningitis outbreak in 2012 that was caused by contaminated batches of compounded steroids and that resulted in 64 deaths
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