Intelligence report: Russia interfered with U.S. election due in part to doping scandal A declassified report from American intelligence agencies says that Vladimir Putin influenced the U.S presidential election in part due to the Russia's doping scheme.

Russia sort of admits to state sponsored doping

Varsity-10 hours ago

When it comes to the Russia's Olympic doping scandal, any new revelation shouldn't come as a surprise in what has grown from a quiet suspicion to clear-cut ...

Intelligence report: Russia interfered with U.S. election due in part to ...
Canadian Running Magazine (blog)-Jan 8, 2017

Russia's Ustyugov's Win in Tour de Ski Shows Doping Accusation ...
Sputnik International-18 hours ago

Intelligence report: Russia's Olympic doping scandal linked to ...

Sports Illustrated-Jan 6, 2017

“[Vladimir] Putin publicly pointed to the Panama Papers disclosure and the Olympic doping scandal as US-directed efforts to defame Russia, suggesting he ...

Russia sort of admits to state sponsored doping
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Russia Olympic Doping Scandal Potentially Played Role in US ...
Bleacher Report-Jan 6, 2017

Russian cyberattacks influenced by WADA investigation
Highly Cited-ESPN-Jan 7, 2017

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Missouri Execution Drug Purchases Revealed

BuzzFeed News-16 hours ago

2013, the state bought the drug from an out-of-state compounding pharmacy called the Apothecary Shoppe. The pharmacy was not licensed to sell in Missouri, ...

Suit filed against third pharmacy The Logan Banner-18 hours ago CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's lawsuit against a Raleigh County pharmacy alleges it provided nearly 5 million doses of ...

Suit filed against third pharmacy

The Logan Banner-18 hours ago

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's lawsuit against a Raleigh County pharmacy alleges it provided nearly 5 million doses of ...

NECC owner murder trial set to get underway today

Boston Herald-9 hours ago

Cadden is a former top executive and head pharmacist of New England Compounding Center, blamed for a national meningitis outbreak that killed dozens of ...

First criminal trial in deadly meningitis outbreak to begin
The Tennessean-10 hours ago

Executive set to go on trial in meningitis outbreak case

U.S. News & World Report-8 hours ago

Cadden is a former top executive and head pharmacist of New England ... of a compounding pharmacy blamed for a national meningitis outbreak that killed 64 ...

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US FDA issues electronic drug product reporting for human drug ...

pharmabiz.com-11 hours ago

The US FDA has issued norms on electronic drug product reporting for human drug compounding outsourcing facilities. The guidance explains how facilities that

Trial Begins In Meningitis Case That Reshaped Compounding Pharmacies NPR · 4 hours ago

Trial Begins In Meningitis Case That Reshaped Compounding Pharmacies

NPR · 4 hours ago

Obamacare Lite looms as alternative for GOP

GOP leaders may decide an ACA deal with Dems would save them a lot of trouble, but they'll have a hard time convincing their right wing.  READ MORE

Editorial: GOP Obamacare replacement plan could prove 'disastrous'

Republicans seem intent on pursuing a disastrous Obamacare replacement plan that couples catastrophic coverage with subsidized health savings accounts.  READ MORE

Import Alert IA-66-41

IA-66-41

Detention Without Physical Examination of Unapproved New Drugs Promoted In The U.S.

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_190.html

Drug Wholesaler Cops To $100M Prescription Meds Fraud The owner of a Utah-based wholesale distribution company on Fridayadmitted to fraudulently distributing to pharmacies over $100 million worth of prescription drugs that he bought on the black market.

5 FCA Issues To Watch As Trump Takes Power The intense False Claims Act enforcement that played out during President Barack Obama's tenure will likely continue during the Trump administration, but the plaintiffs bar may have to carry a bit more weight, experts say. Here are five key issues to watch.

DEA Finalizes Amendments on Imports and Exports, But Misses Opportunity to Improve Re-Export Requirements Posted: 08 Jan 2017 03:50 PM PST By John A. Gilbert, Jr. & Larry K. Houck –

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As trial begins, details on fatal 2012 meningitis outbreak The Telegraph

As trial begins, details on fatal 2012 meningitis outbreak The Telegraph In 2013, Congress increased federal oversight of compounding pharmacies, which custom mix medications for patients and supply them directly to ...

Co-op pharmacists charged with fraud

Medicine Hat News-21 hours ago

Drug purchases and vendor rebates or incentive payments were negotiated by King at Medicine at Northland Co-op pharmacy. The bulk of the vendor rebates or ..

Compounding pharmacy trial slated for opening arguments Monday The Boston Globe Cadden was a pharmacist and owner at the New England Compounding Center, a pharmaceutical compounding center in Framingham, that was the ... Jury seated in trial over meningitis outbreak that killed 64 - Lexington Herald Leader 'Justice Needs To Be Done Here': Many Victims Of Meningitis Outbreak Still Suffer - WBUR Full Coverage

Judge Rules in Favor of Amgen on PCSK9

Pharmacy Times-34 minutes ago

A United States District Court judge in Delaware has granted Amgen's request for a permanent injunction prohibiting Sanofi/Regeneron from manufacturing, ...

Regeneron Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Banned From U.S. Market in ...
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Trial begins for Mobile doctors accused of running pill mill

AL.com-13 hours ago

John Patrick Couch and Xiulu Ruan were co-owners of a pharmacy and two Physicians' Pain Specialists of Alabama clinics in Mobile. The clinics were raided 

DEA Chief to Visit China as US Pushes to Halt Opioid Supply

Voice of America-10 hours ago

FILE - OxyContin pills, an opioid drug, are arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vermont. Share. Sh

Arizona medical boards can take years to penalize doctors who ...

AZCentral.com-4 hours ago

He sent letters to pharmacies in 2012 demanding that they fill his prescriptions ... The Arizona State Board of Pharmacy maintains a database of doctors, patients 

Ask the Vet's Pets: Before ordering pet medications online, ensure ...

Reading Eagle-12 hours ago

Dear Christopher Cat: My cats have fleas, so I ordered flea medicine online from a California pet pharmacy. Frankly, I was pleased that the online pharmacy ...

Why Has Veterinary Care Become so Expensive?
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West Virginia AG sues Raleigh County pharmacy

Pharmacy Today, American Pharmacists Association, pharmacist.com-4 hours ago

Attorney General Patrick Morrisey of West Virginia has sued a pharmacy in Raleigh County, claiming it dispensed an excessive number of prescription opioid ...

Morrisey sues Raleigh County pharmacy
Charleston Gazette-Mail (subscription)-18 hours ago

W.Va. AG Files Suit Against Third Pharmacy In Less Than A Month
HNN Huntingtonnews.net-10 hours ago

AG files lawsuit against Raleigh County pharmacy
West Virginia MetroNews-18 hours ago

West Virginia sues 3rd pharmacy in a month over painkillers
WHSV-20 hours ago

Federal NECC trial gets underway

The Independent-12 hours ago

The federal trial of the former co-owner and head pharmacist of Framingham, Massachusetts-based New England Compounding Center, who owns a house in 

Jury Seated for Trial of Ex-CEO Accused in Deadly Meningitis

Jury Seated for Trial of Ex-CEO Accused in Deadly Meningitis ...

NECN-9 minutes ago

In this 2012 file photo, Barry Cadden, co-director of New England CompoundingCenter, appears at an oversight hearing on whether a fungal meningitis ...

FDA to Defer Enforcing Violations Related to the Compounding

FDA to Defer Enforcing Violations Related to the Compounding of ...

www.fdanews.com/.../179910-fda-to-defer-enforcing-violations-related-to-the-compo...

11 hours ago - The FDA has laid out a list of situations in which the agency would not enforce certain violations related to the compounding and repackaging of ...

Docs Divided on Trump's HHS Pick Nominee Tom Price, MD, medicine's 'favorite' son?by Cheryl Clark Senior Staff Writer inewsource/MedPage Today

http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/GeneralProfessionalIssues/62140

The FDA's promo police slap four more pharmas in year-end enforcement spree

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

The FDA’s promotional enforcement squad wasn’t very active in 2016—until December, that is. Since the beginning of the month, the Office of Prescription Drug Promotion has cited six drugmakers for overstepping their bounds, more than half of its enforcement actions this year.

Can Democrats seize the political advantage in worries over ACA repeal?

As Republicans face harsh truths about what would happen after their promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Democrats may point to job and revenue losses as they appeal to voters and their pocketbooks.  READ MORE

meningitis-etc: Meningitis Outbreak Death Toll Jumps to 76

meningitis-etc: Meningitis Outbreak Death Toll Jumps to 76: By Walter F. Roche Jr. The death toll in a 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak jumped by 12 to a total of 76, according to a massive filing in...

Obamacare repeal costs: 3 million jobs gone, $1.5 trillion in lost gross state product

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With backing from cancer bigwigs, VP Biden reportedly eyes drug prices as part of new nonprofit work

64 Dead And More than 700 Infected From Contaminated ...

Latinos Health-44 minutes ago

Fourteen individuals associated with the New England Compounding Center are charged. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Ex-NECC pharmacist facing life as trial begins tomorrow in fatal ...
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World's First Closed System Drug Compounding Robot Draws Crowds at ASHP PR Newswire · 2 hours ago

World's First Closed System Drug Compounding Robot Draws Crowds at ASHP

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Walgreens Boots Posts Lower Profit, but Raises Low End of its ...

Wall Street Journal-1 hour ago

“We continue to anticipate that growth in the second half of fiscal 2017 will reflect the new strategic pharmacy partnerships we announced last year,” said Chief ...

Pharmacy giant Walgreens Boots Alliance sees first quarter ...
Proactive Investors UK-22 minutes ago

Walgreens Boots Alliance Lifts Outlook Despite Mixed Q1 Results
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Walgreens Q1 sales up 1.4% as it works toward closing Rite Aid deal
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What To Expect From Walgreens' Earnings?
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AG's Office alleges Raleigh County pharmacy littered area with opioids

Beckley Register-Herald-6 hours ago

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has filed suit against a Raleigh County pharmacy that allegedly provided 4.6 million doses of highly addictive ...

What Will Tom Price Do as HHS Secretary? Continue pursuing alternative payment models in Medicare, says Mark McClellan, MD, PhD

http://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/medicare/62317?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2017-01-05&eun=g649657d0r&pos=8

House Republicans roll out new ACA replacement plan

The bill would increase access to health savings accounts, expand federal support for state high-risk pools, and allow insurers to sell health plans across state lines.  READ MORE

Obamacare lite deal may look increasingly attractive to GOP

Trump and Republicans could decide it's politically smarter to reach a deal with Democrats this year to modify the Affordable Care Act, rather than repealing it and trying to create a new system from scratch.  READ MORE

FTC expected to rule on Walgreens-Rite Aid merger before ...

Pharmacy Today, American Pharmacists Association, pharmacist.com-16 hours ago

The proposed merger, first announced in October 2015, would create the country's largest pharmacy chain. Drug Store News (12/27/16) Berk, Brian. Ad Position:.

OIG Implements New Anti-Kickback Statute Safe Harbors and Civil ...

JD Supra (press release)-6 hours ago

For a pharmacy waiving a Medicare beneficiary's Part D cost-sharing payments, the new safe harbor provides protection to the pharmacy if: (a) the waiver or ...

Taste of their own medicine

The Australian Financial Review-17 hours ago

Pharmacy is no ordinary business, but is being cosseted, duchessed and insulated from reality. Louie Douvis. by Terry Barnes. The Pharmacy Guild of Australia ..

The AVMA hopes to meet with the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy to collaboratively discuss issues of concern related to pharmaceuticals

Board supports dialogue with pharmacies

American Veterinary Medical Association-17 hours ago

The AVMA hopes to meet with the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy to collaboratively discuss issues of concern related to pharmaceuticals used in ...

CWH pharmacist reprimanded over “excessive” dispensing

Australian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog)-1 hour ago

The Pharmacy Board of Australia first brought pharmacist Hayden Swan before the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal in 2015, relating to his ...

Chinese pharmacies move Australian product in-store from online

The Australian-17 hours ago

Chinese pharmacies are increasing their demand on Australian products to fill their shelves in what is set to be another boon for domestic suppliers cashing in

OK Board of Pharmacy grants approval

McKnight's Long Term Care News-12 hours ago

Remedi SeniorCare™ has received the Oklahoma Board of Pharmacy's approval to dispense medications via PAXIT. Beginning January 2017, the robotic ...

New Tennessee law cracks down on pharmacy thefts

New Tennessee law cracks down on pharmacy thefts

Pharmacy Today, American Pharmacists Association, pharmacist.com-16 hours ago

A new law in Tennessee could lead to longer sentences for individuals who rob pharmacies for prescription drugs. Under the law, a judge can impose tougher ...

In another emerging trend, FDA issued 22 warning letters to compounding pharmacies across the U.S. citing insanitary preparation and storage conditions

Health Care Enforcement Review and 2017 Outlook: FDA's Wide ...

The National Law Review-13 hours ago

In another emerging trend, FDA issued 22 warning letters to compoundingpharmacies across the U.S. citing insanitary preparation and storage conditions ...

Jury may be seated by Friday for head pharmacist's trial in fatal

Jury may be seated by Friday for head pharmacist's trial in fatal ...

www.wcvb.com/article/head-pharmacist-heads-to-trial-in-fatal.../8560450

8 hours ago - Jury selection has begun in the trial of a former top executive at a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy blamed for a national meningitis outbreak that killed ...

7 Things To Know About The Trial Over Deadly Meningitis Outbreak

7 Things To Know About The Trial Over Deadly Meningitis Outbreak ...

www.wbur.org/news/2017/01/04/meningitis-outbreak-cadden-case-explainer

8 hours ago - Barry Cadden, co-founder of the now-shuttered New England Compounding Center, declined to testify before a congressional committee in 2012. (AP).

Jury selection begins in meningitis outbreak that ... - American Press

www.americanpress.com/20170104-Meningitis-Outbreak

9 hours ago - BOSTON -- Jury selection has begun in the trial of a former top executive at a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy blamed for a national meningitis outbreak ...

Trial Starts Over Meningitis Outbreak That Killed 64 | NBC Boston

www.nbcboston.com/.../Barry-Caden-New-England-Compounding-Center-Trial-4096...

13 hours ago - The trial for a former executive at a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy blamed for national meningitis outbreak that killed more than 60 people in 2012 is ...

Trial Starts Over Meningitis Outbreak That Killed 64 | NBC Bay Area

www.nbcbayarea.com/.../Barry-Caden-New-England-Compounding-Center-Trial-409...

13 hours ago - The trial for a former executive at a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy blamed for national meningitis outbreak that killed more than 60 people in 2012 is ...