Saturday, February 4, 2017

02/03/2017 12:16 PM EST

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use Platinum Max Strength Blue Pill Version, a product promoted and sold for weight loss on various Web sites and possibly in some retail stores.

Meningitis trial: Hospital worker says compounder sent expired cancer drug
BOSTON — Federal prosecutors presented evidence Friday indicating a now-defunct Massachusetts drug compounding firm shipped a cancer ...

Friday, February 3, 2017

Trump submits rule to stabilize individual insurance market
The rule offers no details and states that its content hasn't been publicly released. It does, however, say it is "economically significant" which means it would have an annual effect on the economy of at least $100 million.  READ MORE
A civil complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Syfrett Feed Company Inc. of Okeechobee, Florida; its owner and President Charles B. Syfrett I; its Vice President Melissa S. Montes De Oca; and its Operations Manager Charles B. Syfrett II to stop the adulteration and misbranding of medicated animal feed in violation of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), the Department of Justice announced today.

Thursday, February 2, 2017

People are rushing to get critical prescriptions out of fear over ACA ...

Pharmacy Today, American Pharmacists Association, pharmacist.com-11 hours ago
Women around the country are trying to stockpile a range of medications and find substitutes for other treatments that allow them to function in their daily lives, ...

Drug Distributors Are Being Penalized for Willfully Ignoring the ...

Pacific Standard-56 minutes ago
The Charleston Gazette-Mail reported in December how drug companies shipped nearly nine million hydrocodone pills over two years to one pharmacy in the ...

Diplomat acquires Houston-based Affinity Biotech

Drug Store News-4 hours ago
FLINT, Mich. — Diplomat Pharmacy on Wednesday announced that it had completed an acquisition of Affinity Biotech, a specialty pharmacy and infusion ...

Utah bills attempt to limit access to potentially addictive drugs

Deseret News-Feb 1, 2017
Pharmacy technician Kory Walker fills an opioid prescription at University Pharmacy in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. Utah lawmakers are ...

Report Commissioned by COA Explores “Murky” World of Pharmacy ...

AJMC.com Managed Markets Network-8 hours ago
A white paper commissioned by the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) delved into the practice of “direct and indirect remuneration” fees administered by ...