Monday, June 1, 2015

Question of the Day June 1, 2015 What will happen to prescription drug cost if Amazon or a company like Amazon moves into the market place? What will happen to independent pharmacies? Will it be much like what happen in the book industry with many independent booksellers and even major booksellers driven out of the marketplace but with books becoming very accessible and affordable?


Walgreens, CVS And The Amazon Threat

  1. Forbes

    Walgreens, CVS And The Amazon Threat

    Seeking Alpha-3 hours ago
    Conspicuously (to me at least) absent from the world of online commerce is the online pharmacy. Specifically, legal online pharmacies. Why is that, and will that ...

Senators Complain FDA Guidelines May Restrict use of Roche's .

Senators Complain FDA Guidelines May Restrict use of Roche's ...

Wall Street Journal (blog)-44 minutes ago
In a bid to tighten regulation of compounding pharmacies, the FDA issued draft guidelines this year that, among other things, would place restrictions on the ...

Notice of Availability; Draft Guidance for Industry: VICH; Studies to Evaluate the Safety of Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Human Food June 1, 2015; 80 FR 31041

Medimix and Tricare: Jacksonville pharmacy and doctor pay $3.775 million federal ...

Jacksonville pharmacy and doctor pay $3.775 million federal ...

Florida Times-Union-56 minutes ago
A multimillion-dollar federal settlement has been reached with a Jacksonville-based company that knowingly billed the government for compounding pain ...
U.S. settles with Jacksonville-based pharmacy
WJXT Jacksonville-2 hours ago

Import Alert # 54-14 Published Date: 05/29/2015 Type: DWPE Import Alert Name: DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENT

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40 Y - - 99 Baby and Junior Food N.E.C.
Date Published: 05/29/2015

Desc:BioGaia ProTectis Baby with vitamin D Probiotic Supplement
Notes:An FDA inspection of the firm found serious violations of FDA?s cGMPs for dietary supplements (21 CFR Part 111).
41 B - - 99 Foods with Supplemental Nutrients Added, with or without Artifical Sweetners
Date Published: 05/29/2015

Desc:BioGaia ProTectis Baby with vitamin D Probiotic Supplement
Notes:An FDA inspection of the firm found serious violations of FDA?s cGMPs for dietary supplements (21 CFR Part 111).
54 A - - 14 Vit D
Date Published: 05/29/2015

Desc:BioGaia ProTectis Baby with vitamin D Probiotic Supplement
Notes:An FDA inspection of the firm found serious violations of FDA?s cGMPs for dietary supplements (21 CFR Part 111).
54 Y - - 99 Vitamin, Mineral, Proteins and Unconventional Dietary Specialities For Humans and Animals, N.E.C.
Date Published: 05/29/2015

Desc:BioGaia ProTectis Baby with vitamin D Probiotic Supplement
Notes:An FDA inspection of the firm found serious violations of FDA?s cGMPs for dietary supplements (21 CFR Part 111).
66 Y - - 99 Exhibits - Other Drug Related Items N.E.C.
Date Published: 05/29/2015

Desc:BioGaia ProTectis Baby with vitamin D Probiotic Supplement
Notes:An FDA inspection of the firm found serious violations of FDA?s cGMPs for dietary supplements (21 CFR Part 111).

Hong Kong pharmacies have little room to cut prices despite lower ...

Hong Kong pharmacies have little room to cut prices despite lower ...

South China Morning Post (subscription)-4 hours ago
Pharmacies in the border district of Yuen Long see limited room to manoeuvre, despite warnings Beijing's sharp reduction in import duties for some popular ...

SHPA says 6CPA lacks detail, patient focus

  1. SHPA says 6CPA lacks detail, patient focus

    Australian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog)-5 hours ago
    The SHPA says it is concerned about the lack of detail and patient focus in the SIxth Community Pharmacy Agreement, including lack of clarity as to whether ...

NCPA Advocacy Center Update Week Ending May 23, 2015

Website predicts 2 percent chance that S. 1406: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to pharmacy compounding will pass (no cosponsors at this point)

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