Wednesday, October 31, 2018

White House to host international summit on doping in sport

RTE.ie-6 hours ago
An international summit on doping in sport is being held at the White House today. Representatives of governments, sports bodies and athletes from around the ...

Hidden Steroids and Stimulants Found in Common Supplements

Healthline-16 hours ago
However, a recent investigation shows that these common supplements may ... They found that 776 dietary supplements, sold over the counter and online, 

Amarin sues dietary supplement firms after releasing results of clinical ...

Natural Products INSIDER-13 hours ago
Amarin Pharma has filed lawsuits against two dietary supplement firms after releasing results of its landmark study. The reason? Amarin alleged the firms have ...

CVS is testing a membership program as Amazon pushes into ...

CNBC-9 hours ago
CVS is piloting a program in Boston that includes free delivery on most prescriptions and online purchases, access to a pharmacist helpline, a 20 percent ...

Former Executives At Valeant And A Mail-Order Pharmacy Firm ...

Kaiser Health News-24 minutes ago
Gary Tanner, and his co-defendant, Andrew Davenport, the former chief executive of specialty mail-order pharmacy Philidor Rx Services, were both sentenced to ...

Nearly half of consumers abandoned a prescription at the pharmacy ...

Healthcare Finance News-17 hours ago
Nearly half of consumers have abandoned a medication prescribed by their physician because it was too expensive, according to a survey released today by ...

Lethal Injection Drugs and the Death Penalty, Explained

TeenVogue.com-21 hours ago
Some states have resorted to using compounding pharmacies to obtain their drugs. These smaller institutions are less regulated by the FDA and allow a ..

Meningitis outbreak: Former NECC tech says safety, sanitation was ...

The Tennessean-14 hours ago
"I assume I made a mistake," Cory Fletcher told jurors hearing the criminal case against six of his former colleagues at the New England Compounding Center, ..

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

10/18/2018Custom RX LLC dba Custom Rx Pharmacy and Wellness ConceptsDetroit District OfficeCompounding Pharmacy/Adulterated Drug ProductsNot Issued *

What ever happened to Health Destination Pharmacy?

Australian Journal of Pharmacy (blog)-2 hours ago
In a recent journal article, University of Canberra (UC) pharmacy researchers conducted a narrative review to evaluate the effectiveness of clinical services

Pharmacy benefit managers must face lawsuit over EpiPen prices ...

Reuters-21 hours ago
Four pharmacy benefit managers must face a lawsuit alleging they breached their duties as administrators of employee health insurance plans' drug benefits by ..

Alaska hospital may lose its Medicare funding over deficient pharmacy ...

Becker's Hospital Review-7 hours ago
based Kanakanak Hospital on "immediate jeopardy" status after discovering several pharmacy practices the agency determined placed patients at immediate ...

Ex-Valeant, Philidor executives get prison for fraud

Ex-Valeant, Philidor executives get prison for fraud

CNBC-3 hours ago
... fall in Valeant's share price that was compounded by the probes and the Laval, ... to increase prescriptions for its own drugs instead of generic substitutes.

Compensation for ID physicians 'not a simple issue to fix'

Healio-3 hours ago
ID physicians have helped identify and investigate outbreaks related to medical devices and compounded drugs and are able provide scientific and clinical 

Meningitis case: Ex-tech says Massachusetts pharmacy official was ...

The Tennessean-22 hours ago
The testimony came under-cross examination in the federal criminal trial of six former employees of the New England Compounding Center. The six were .

FDA Publishes Revised Draft MOU Addressing State And Federal ... roles in investigating and responding to complaints related to compounded drug ...

FDA Publishes Revised Draft MOU Addressing State And Federal ...

JD Supra (press release)-6 hours ago
The draft is the latest in the FDA's decades-long effort to clarify state and federal roles in investigating and responding to complaints related to compounded drug ...

Monday, October 29, 2018

Trump's plan to bring down US drug prices misses root causes

Axios-9 hours ago
Background: According to HHS, a group of 27 widely used drugs would have cost $8.1 billion (47%) less ... In the case of biologics, that problem is compounded.

FDA Approves TX-001HR for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe ...

MD Magazine-3 hours ago
Compounding pharmacists have been supporting women and their health care providers who request bio-identical hormone therapy for years and look forward 

State sending training teams to centers amid fatal outbreaks

State sending training teams to centers amid fatal outbreaks: TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey health officials said Monday they are sending infection-control teams to four long-term pediatric centers and a hospital to assist with training amid viral and bacterial outbreaks that have left a combined 10 people dead.The teams will assess infection prevention practices and deploy beginning in November, according to Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal.

Remember this article and report? What would this information/report look like in 2018?

"COMPOUNDING PHARMACIES BATTLE REGULATION: Compounding pharmacies have been suddenly thrust into the public spotlight after multiple cases of meningitis were traced to steroids mixed — or compounded — at a pharmacy in Massachusetts. Compounding pharmacies, which operate differently than regular pharmacies, are a relatively new phenomenon, and the battle over how they’re regulated is still being fought.
But the young industry isn’t naive in the ways of Washington. The Wall Street Journal reportedyesterday, citing Center for Responsive Politics data, that the International Association of Compound Pharmacies has spent more than $1.1 million since 2000, wrangling with Congress and regulators at the Food and Drug Administration.
As the Journal points out, it’s not clear that the current meningitis outbreak would have been prevented by any proposed regulations (or better oversight of current regulations), but a review of lobbying records on OpenSecrets.org shows that the IACP isn’t the only group lobbying on compounding pharmacies. In fact at least 30 organizations have filed dozens of lobbying reports in the last decade on the issue of “compounding” — many of them individual compounding pharmacies, but also a number of pharmaceutical giants with high-octane lobbying operations, like WyethAstraZeneca and Pfizer.
(The item above was contributed by Michelle Merlin)"

TherapeuticsMD gears up to launch first-ever bioidentical hormone ...

FiercePharma-31 minutes ago
Synthetic versions of that combo are available, however, and some compoundedbioidentical hormones are circulating on the market, TherapeuticsMD said.

Question of the Day October 29, 2018 Should every elected official and those running for office check to see if they received donations or contributions from money made from illegal/fraudulent compounding and then self-report it? How many in Florida, Mississippi, Texas etc. where the largest indictment have been returned need to self-report?

Careful, reps: Doctors are watching, FDA promo police's latest rebuke shows by Beth Snyder Bulik | Oct 29, 2018 11:38am

https://www.fiercepharma.com/marketing/opdp-rebukes-eisai-sales-rep-letter-serves-as-reminder-to-pharma-docs-are-watching?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTXpkaU1qaG1ZV1JtT0dWbSIsInQiOiJFZGZDV3czSjFHelp0eU5xanVqWnE1VXFDQTl2cCtPYTRlME92NjdiZEdYXC9KRmxIWVBNeHdSUTQ3YWNOc2R2YWVmUmhLYUE4ejdJZENFRDdzSjZ5ZlwvazJDTytXT3VcL1Y5UHRNWHFDUU5ocXZQXC9ia3A2STk0S3NMSUNxZ3ZFMWcifQ%3D%3D&mrkid=765989

High Importance!!! Gus Bilirakis took $6810 in campain cotributions from pharmacy operators indicted in billion-dollar fraud After asked about the contributions by the Tampa Bay Times, Bilirakis said he was unaware of the indictment and would donate the funds to the Pasco Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention.

Gus Bilirakis took $6810 in campaign contributions from pharmacy ...

Tampa Bay Times-29 minutes ago
... care fraud strike force, Hunter prosecuted cases of Medicare and TRICARE fraud involving compounding pharmacies, corrupt rehabilitation businesses, home

Sunday, October 28, 2018

Letter: Bill would expand role of pharmacists

The Columbus Dispatch-14 hours ago
According to the Health Policy Institute of Ohio, Ohio ranks 46 out of 50 states on health value. This means that Ohioans are living less-healthy lives and ...

Friday, October 26, 2018

Missouri Board of Pharmacy announces RX Cares initiative

http://www.dailystarjournal.com/health/missouri-board-of-pharmacy-announces-rx-cares-initiative/article_031b286f-fab2-5f96-9331-90cecc9ce96f.html

Premature baby dies, bacterial infections probed 10/26/18 6:45 AM

http://www.dailyjournal.net/2018/10

Meningitis case: Former pharmacy tech says company let him work illegally

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.tennessean.com/amp/1778731002

The Denver Post

Lyons pharmacy operator faces federal drug charges

Boulder Daily Camera-12 hours ago
The United States Attorney's Office announced on Thursday that it is prosecuting the owner of a Lyons-based pharmacy for illegally distributing prescription ...
Ex-technician says he filled vials of spinal steroid blamed in meningitis ...
The Tennessean-17 hours ago

What's Going on Here? Fresenius Kabi Canada opens new facility in ...

mississauga.com-6 hours ago
New national guidelines on sterile compounding (the development of ... Fresenius Kabi's new compounding facility in Mississauga is looking to solve this .

From the FDA Law Blog--

Posted: 25 Oct 2018 07:35 PM PDT
Maryland Attorney General (“AG”) Brian Frosh is not going down without a fight in his bid to defend a Maryland law prohibiting “price gouging” by generic pharmaceutical manufacturers. H.B. 631, 437th Gen. Assemb., Reg. Sess. (Md. 2017) (hereinafter, “HB 631”), was passed by the Maryland General Assembly on April 20, 2017 and was set to take effect on October 1, 2017, but for the lawsuit filed by the generic drugs trade association, Association for Accessible Medicines (“AAM”).  See our previous blog posts on HB 631 here and the AAM lawsuit here.

Thursday, October 25, 2018

"To protect patients, both FDA and state pharmacy regulators must ensure effective enforcement of strong quality standards for all drug compounders ." Quote from Elizabeth Jungman Director Public Health The Pew Charitable Trusts

Found in Possible Risks of Drug Compounding Seen in Vision Loss Cases Strong and well-enforced quality standards can protect patients

Federal Opioid Legislation Passed October 25, 2018 Time and implementation strategies will tell whether new mandates can solve the US opioid crisis.

https://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/resources/news-and-research/federal-opioid-legislation-passed

Meningitis Trial Defendant's Lawyer: She Was on Vacation

Meningitis Trial Defendant's Lawyer: She Was on Vacation

FDA again adds more drugs to valsartan recall list Ingredient tainted with possible carcinogen

https://www.news4jax.com/health/fda-again-adds-more-drugs-to-valsartan-recall-list

Local pharmacy files lawsuit against health plan sponsor

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/article220609795.html

Very High Importance!! Possible Risks of Drug Compounding Seen in Vision Loss Cases | The Pew Charitable Trusts The Pew Charitable Trusts › 2018/10/25 7 hours ago · Now, a series of lawsuits linked to the incidents has refocused attention on the potential risks of compounding, or the creation of medications for patients with a clinical need that cannot be met by an FDA-approved drug. But incidents like these, and the harm they cause, can be prevented.


7 hours ago · Now, a series of lawsuits linked to the incidents has refocused attention on the potential risks of compounding, or the creation of medications for patients with a clinical need that cannot be met by an FDA-approved drug. But incidents like these, and the harm they cause, can be prevented.
New CMS pay model targets soaring drug prices
The new CMS model is projected to save taxpayers and patients $17.2 billion over five years by shifting Medicare Part B drugs to price levels more closely aligned with what other countries pay.  READ MORE

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

JUUL's social media campaign resonates alarmingly with teens

MD Linx-13 hours ago
Reuters Health News | October 23, 2018. The popular e-cigarette brand JUUL is attracting an alarming number of teens online, researchers say.

Drug prices in ads actually hurt consumers

Washington Examiner-10 hours ago
Pharmacies buy prescriptions from wholesalers, who purchase the drugs from pharmaceutical manufacturers. But the price most patients pay at the pharmacy i

Federal Law Changes Will Require Pharmacists To Share Cost Savings

Utah Public Radio-6 hours ago
A former Utah lawmaker and retired emergency room doctor, Brian Shiozawa, says federal legislation banning pharmacy gag clauses will lower the cost of ...

WHAT SAY YOU, NEW YORK? Now That Federal Antitrust Regulators ...

The National Law Review-3 hours ago
As it has been widely reported, on Wednesday, October 10, 2018, Pharmacy chain CVS Health received conditional approval from the Antitrust Division of the ...

President To Sign SUPPORT Bill Against Opioid Abuse Tomorrow

Pharmacy Practice News-4 hours ago
By Marie Rosenthal. ORLANDO, FLA.—The president is expected to sign H.R. 6, a bill that supports public health officials and providers to overcome the opioid

State regulators probe CVS drug price fluctuations

New York Post-21 minutes ago
Drugstore giant CVS's puzzling fluctuation in pricing for meds have been hitting mom and pop pharmacists hard — and they've caught the notice of New York 

Board Posts Revised Formulary Rules, Extends Comment Period

WorkCompCentral-20 hours ago
... formulary regulations to require pre-authorization for any drugs that are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration, including compounded medicines.

Imprimis Pharmaceuticals' Subsidiary Melt Pharmaceuticals Initiates ...

P&T Community-15 hours ago
In addition to owning the nation's leading ophthalmology pharmaceutical compounding business, ImprimisRx, the Company holds large equity positions in Eton 
6 children dead so far in viral outbreak at N.J. healthcare facility
NJ.com
New Jersey Department of Health officials confirmed 18 cases of adenovirus, including six fatalities, at a rehab facility in Haskell Read the full story

High Importance!! 10/17/18 BREAKING: McCaskill Report Gives Inside Look at Insys Therapeutics’ Strategic Use of Compensation for Prescribers, Sales Representatives to Drive Up Fentanyl Sales

BREAKING: McCaskill Report Gives Inside Look at Insys Therapeutics’ Strategic Use of Compensation for Prescribers, Sales Representatives to Drive Up Fentanyl Sales
09/24/2018Auro Pharmacies IncSan Francisco District OfficeCompounding Pharmacy/Adulterated Drug ProductsNot Issued *
10/05/2018Farmers Ranchers Coop AssnKansas City District OfficeCGMP/Animal Food/Medicated Feed/AdulteratedNot Issued *
10/09/2018Farma GlowCenter for Drug Evaluation and ResearchFinished Pharmaceuticals/Unapproved New Drug/MisbrandedNot Issued *
0/09/2018IceRxCenter for Drug Evaluation and ResearchFinished Pharmaceuticals/Unapproved New Drug/MisbrandedNot Issued *
0/09/2018Discount PharmacyCenter for Drug Evaluation and ResearchFinished Pharmaceuticals/Unapproved New Drug/MisbrandedNot Issued *
10/09/2018Store Pills NetworkCenter for Drug Evaluation and ResearchFinished Pharmaceuticals/Unapproved New Drug/MisbrandedNot Issued *
10/09/2018RxAffCenter for Drug Evaluation and ResearchFinished Pharmaceuticals/Unapproved New Drug/MisbrandedNot Issued *
10/09/2018MyRxAffiliate ProgramCenter for Drug Evaluation and ResearchFinished Pharmaceuticals/Unapproved New Drug/MisbrandedNot Issued *
10/09/2018TeraPharmCenter for Drug Evaluation and ResearchFinished Pharmaceuticals/Unapproved New Drug/MisbrandedNot Issued 
10/17/2018No More Fleas Please, Inc.Dallas District OfficeNew Animal Drug/AdulteratedNot Issued *

Monday, October 22, 2018

Court rules on pharmacist's claim of $100 million in damages

Pharmacy News-46 minutes ago
pharmacist who claimed $100 million damages from his local shire has been awarded $30,000 by The Federal Court. The ruling culminates an eight-year 

Looks Like the USA is not the only one with this issue:


'Pharmacy is big business'

Australian Journal of Pharmacy (blog)-19 hours ago
This includes donations from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia's Queensland branch to the state's political parties during 2018—most recently, $11,000 was ...