Sunday, February 7, 2016

The pill that costs $9000 in US sells for $70 in India

Times of India-19 hours ago
If India cannot manufacture newer drugs, how can we be thepharmacy of the world?" asked Dr Yusuf Hamied, of Cipla

Brett Favre pitchman for firm reportedly under probe

Jackson Clarion Ledger - ‎2 hours ago‎
Compounding creams have surged in popularity, and investigators are examining allegations that some of these products have no medicinal value and that some pharmacies overbilled or automatically refilled prescriptions for the product that can cost more .

US Is Probing a Possible Half-Billion Dollar Health-Care Fraud

Fortune - ‎8 hours ago‎
The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists told the Journal that legitimate creams can really benefit people, particularly since they're non-addictive, and health care payers should take “aggressive action against any health care provider 

For new readers of the blog, they may not understand why the bodybuilding aspect of the pharmacy raids in Mississippi could be critical. The reason is compounding pharmacies and compounding pharmacists have been a source of illegal steroids and illegal performance enhancement drugs (PEDs) used by some bodybuilders and athletes. This is another area investigators may be looking into in these cases.