Second Circuit Court of Appeals won't revive drug price suit against J & J and other drugmakers brought by pharmacies

August 28, 2015

2nd Circ. Won't Revive Drug Price Suit Against J&J, Others

The Second Circuit on Thursday refused to revive a drug price discrimination suit against Johnson & Johnson and other drugmakers, ruling a group of 28 retail pharmacies had failed to show they were harmed by the allegedly anti-competitive practices

Texas Board of Pharmacy Job Opening for a Manager

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Attorney General Patrick Morrisey Alerts Consumers To Watch Out For Solicitations From Out-Of-State Pharmacies

Attorney General Patrick Morrisey Alerts Consumers To Watch Out For Solicitations From Out-Of-State Pharmacies

August 27, 2015, Charleston, WV -- Attorney General Patrick Morrisey today alerted consumers to be on the lookout for out-of-state pharmacies sending unsolicited order forms, medical supplies or medications to insurance customers without their consent. The Office’s Consumer Protection Division has received several reports of local consumers receiving what appear to be order forms for medical supplies and prescriptions from out-of-state pharmacies. Consumers and medical providers are also receiving supplies and prescriptions from these pharmacies, even though they have not placed orders from these companies. more at:  http://www.ago.wv.gov/pressroom/2015/Pages/Attorney-General-Patrick-Morrisey-Alerts-Consumers-To-Watch-Out-For-Solicitations-From-Out-Of-State-Pharmacies.aspx

FDA 483 issued 07/08/2015 to Harley Medical Center Pharmacy, Inc., Long Beach CA

Hartley Medical Center Pharmacy, Inc., Long Beach, CA

• 483 Issued 07/08/2015 (PDF - 548KB

Pharmacist counseling failures to cost Walgreens $502,200 | News | PleasantonWeekly.com |

Pharmacist counseling failures to cost Walgreens $502,200 | News | PleasantonWeekly.com |

Breaking Must Read News!! Cummings Investigates "Staggering" Claims for Prescription Nutritional Supplements--Cummings' letter also references pre-printed forms used by pharmacies to encourage doctors to prescribe these supplements

Cummings Investigates “Staggering” Claims For Prescription Nutritional Supplements

Aug 31, 2015 

Press Release

Washington, D.C. (Aug. 31, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent letters to Warner West Pharmacy & Suppliesand CVS Health after CBS News reported that the pharmacy submitted an insurance claim for more than $44,000 on behalf of one of its customers for a widely available nutritional supplement known as Resveratrol—an antioxidant derived from grapes that the pharmacy reportedly sells over the counter for about $600.

“If these reports are accurate, they raise a host of troubling questions about how this could have occurred—and whether it is still occurring on a much wider scale,” Cummings wrote.

Cummings’ letter references new documents he has obtained, including a printout from the pharmacy’s management program that appears to confirm that the pharmacy submitted this astronomical claim, but then reversed course after press inquiries about the charges.  The pharmacy apparently attributed this reversal to the patient, who the pharmacy said had “refused” the prescription.  In fact, it appears that the patient was given the prescription at no charge after press inquiries were made.

Cummings’ letter also referenced a pre-printed prescription form that the pharmacy apparently used to encourage doctors to prescribe nutritional supplements sold by the pharmacy.  The form includes five options with boxes next to each option that doctors could check to indicate their prescriptions.  If a prescription was not covered by insurance, the pre-printed form appears to authorize the pharmacy to substitute claims for any of the other supplements—even if doctors never prescribed them.

Cummings requested that Warner West and CVS Health provide information about the submission of this insurance claim and any other similar claims, including if they were approved or reversed; the source of any payments made to cover the cost of the supplements; all National Drug Codes or other codes used to submit the claims; and the pharmacy’s use of pre-printed prescription forms that allow it to submit claims for supplements that were not prescribed by physicians.

Click here to see the letter to Warner West Pharmacy & Supplies.

Click here to see the letter to CVS Health.

CA upholds decision that PIC is responsible for drug theft by employees

C.A. Upholds Pharmacist's Penalty in $1 Million Drug Theft

www.metnews.com/articles/2015/stern082815.htm

3 days ago - The court agreed with the California State Board of Pharmacy and the trial judge that a pharmacist-in-charge is responsible for violations of Business and  ..

Wisconsin Statutes Regarding Pharmacy published and certified August 26, 2015

CHAPTER 450

docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/450.pdf

Wisconsin Legislature

5 days ago - Pharmacist licensed in other state; licensure. 450.06. Pharmacies located in this ... (2) “Board” means the pharmacy examining

Question of the Day August 31, 2015 In some cases do pharmacies doing business in more than their home state need more than one PIC? Can one PIC comply will multiple state PIC rules and regulations? Why or why not?

Mississippi State Board of Pharmacy Rules for PIC

]ARTICLE VII RESPONSIBILITY OF PHARMACIST-IN ...

www.mbp.state.ms.us/.../Pharmacy.../ART...

Mississippi Board of Pharmacy

6 days ago - permit shall be the pharmacist-in-charge (PIC) for that facility. ... management and compliance with all federal and state pharmacy laws and regulations ... personnel are properly registered or licensed with the Board and, that all pharmacy