Tuesday, December 30, 2014

AG-elect Healey weighs targeting drug companies

AG-elect Healey weighs targeting drug companies

Bradenton Herald-5 hours agoShare
BOSTON — Attorney General-elect Maura Healey says she would consider taking legal action against pharmaceutical companies to help rein in prescription ...

$1.1M Punitive Award Against Walgreens for Firing Medicare Fraud Whistleblower

$1.1M Punitive Award Against Walgreens for Firing Medicare Fraud Whistleblower

US pharmacy chain buys out Swiss-based rival

US pharmacy chain buys out Swiss-based rival

The Local.ch-18 hours agoShare
Shareholder of US pharmacy chain Walgreens has approved a $16 billion takeover of Swiss-based rival Alliance Boots that creates a global leader in the drug ...

Pharmacy agrees to pay state $160000 over bogus Medicaid claims

  1. Pharmacy agrees to pay state $160000 over bogus Medicaid claims

    Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online-4 hours ago
    An independent pharmacy in Bethesda must pay the state more than $160,000 after billing Maryland Medicaid for prescriptions attributed to a bogus doctor.

Bauder Pharmacy keeps its license for now

Bauder Pharmacy keeps its license for now

KCCI Des Moines-3 hours agoShare
Move move comes as the owner of Bauder Pharmacy, Mark Graziano, continues to fight drug allegations against him. Authorities raided Bauder Pharmacy in ..

Hospira's non-opioid painkiller gets FDA approval


  1. Hospira's non-opioid painkiller gets FDA approval
    Yahoo News - 11 hours ago
  2. Hospira's non-opioid painkiller gets FDA approval

    Reuters-11 hours agoShare
    The FDA approved Hysingla ER, Purdue Pharma LP's long-acting narcotic painkiller with abuse-resistant properties in November, in line with its efforts to ...

    Hospira injectable painkiller OK'd by FDA
    Chicago Sun-Times-56 minutes ago

Fifth Question of the Day December 30, 2014 How many unapproved animal and human compounded medications from the United States are being sent to Mexico?


Copy of the Alabama Pain Center Federal Lawsuit

Fourth Question of the Day December 30, 2014 How many compounding pharmacies or clinics that use drugs from compounded pharmacies are aware that unapproved drugs are not approved for use in these pain pumps?


Third Question of the Day December 30, 2014 Are compounding pharmacies more out of control now than before the DQSA? Why or why not? With less enforcement now from most state boards of pharmacy should Congress amend the DQSA to give the FDA even more authority to get the problem under control before more deaths and illnesses occur?