Monday, January 2, 2017

Troubling Pharmacies: series links

Troubling Pharmacies: series links

Staunton News Leader-9 hours ago
Under the story links you'll find information about how to check the board's case ... Augusta Health officials explain the corrective process after state inspectors ...

End bait-switch that allows pharmacy benefits to go poof

Orlando Sentinel-Jan 1, 2017
More than 13 million Floridians (about 65 percent of our population) live with at least one chronic health condition. Although it's no secret that chronic conditions ...

Inspections a source of anxiety for big, small pharmacies

Washington Times-10 hours ago
(AP) - Ray's Health Mart Pharmacy in Staunton has a clean inspection record. Danny Ray, the pharmacist-in-charge, also has no history of violations as a 

[PDF]Federal Register/Vol. 82, No. 1/Tuesday, January 3, 2017/Notices

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-01-03/pdf/2016-31789.pdf
4 hours ago - FDA–2013–N–1428]. Electronic Drug Product Reporting for. Human Drug Compounding. Outsourcing Facilities Under Section. 503B of the Federal Food, Drug, ...

Sixth Circuit allows lethal injection drug makers to remain anonymous

JURIST-Dec 31, 2016
... protocols to evaluate drugs manufactured or compounded by an anonymous source," thereby preventing a demonstration of potential harm caused by the use 

Trials To Watch In 2017

Trials To Watch In 2017

Law360 (subscription)-6 hours ago
Executives for the New England Compounding Center are facing second-degree murder charges for selling contaminated vials of an injectable... To view the full ...
"The indictment also alleged that marketing group employees would contact Tricare's pharmacy-benefits consultant, Express Scripts, to find out whether certain drugs were covered. These employees then would adjust the prescriptions to maximize payments from Tricare "without any regard for the medical necessity for the prescriptions.'"

quoted from http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/01/phoenix-doctor-indicted-100-million-fraud-case/96072826/

FDA Proposes the Removal and Addition of Substances to Its 503A

FDA Proposes the Removal and Addition of Substances to Its 503A ...

Pharmacy Times-11 hours ago
The FDA has created a new proposed rule that adds 6 bulk drug substances to an existing list of substances that can be used in compounding. It has also ...

Doctors, pharmacists indicted in $100M fraud case

Doctors, pharmacists indicted in $100M fraud case

USA TODAY-22 hours ago
Federal prosecutors said the scheme involved prescribing "compounded" drugs such as pain, scar and migraine creams to military families covered by Tricare, ...

Trial For New England Compounding Pharmicist Scheduled This ...

CBS Local-7 hours ago
Cadden was the co-founder and head pharmacist of the New England CompoundingCenter in Framingham. Prosecutors say the center used expired ...