Friday, November 24, 2017

Pharmacy board lays down the law for compounded medicines

Pharmacy board lays down the law for compounded medicines

Pharmacy News-16 hours ago
If a pharmacist receives a request to prepare a compounded medicine and there is a commercial medicine with a close formulation, they should contact the ...

Recently Updated Advisory Committee Materials - FDA

https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/WhatsNew/default.htm
8 hours ago - Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee. Draft Meeting Roster for the November 20-21, 2017 Meeting of the Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee .

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Former Compliance Director Guilty Of Heinous Drug Alteration And ...

The Daily Caller-4 hours ago
The former compliance director of an Indiana compounding pharmacy pleaded guilty Wednesday to fraud and misdemeanor for introducing adulterated drugs to the market. Sixty-three year old Caprice R. Bearden pleaded guilty to introducing adulterated drugs into interstate commerce and conspiracy to defraud the Food 

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Worldwide: Food, Dietary Supplement & Cosmetics Update | Vol. IV ...

Mondaq News Alerts-7 hours ago
This guidance is intended to help domestic and foreign facilities that are required to register as food facilities under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ... In the November 2, 2017, Federal Register, USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ("APHIS") published a direct final rule notifying of its intention to ...

Kratom News: Advocates of the Herb Fight on as FDA Takes Over ...

Heavy.com-21 hours ago
The DEA eventually withdrew their intent to schedule kratom, but the issue has now been handed over to the Federal Drug Administration (FDA). Advocates of the herb say the FDA only needs to see how much the plant has helped and continues to aid those who are suffering debilitating ailments, in order to understand that ...

FDA raids Florida stores that consumers use to buy drugs from ...

News Chief-Nov 21, 2017
The Food and Drug Administration last month sent criminal investigation agents with search warrants into nine storefronts across Central Florida that help customers order drugs from pharmacies in Canada and overseas at big discounts. The agents notified the store owners that importing drugs from foreign countries is ...

FDA: Potentially Life-Threatening Adverse Events Linked to Limbrel

Monthly Prescribing Reference-6 hours ago
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an advisory regarding serious adverse events linked to the medical food Limbrel (flavocoxid; Primus). Limbrel is indicated for the dietary management of the metabolic processes associated with osteoarthritis, and is available in 250mg and 500mg strength capsules.

Colorado kratom death: Bereaved woman says government could ...

Denverite-8 hours ago
A lack of regulation of dietary supplements is part of the problem, he continued. “This, unfortunately, means that it is impossible to tell what one is purchasing when they believe they are purchasing kratom,” he wrote. It's particularly concerning that kratom may be mixed with other substances, McCurdy added. A study found ...

Florida Based “Magic Pills” Supplement Firm Settles False Ad Charges

South Florida Reporter-16 hours ago
Yet another Flori-Duh Scam Busted: “Magic Pills” that can cure almost everything according to the Feds. But can they get rid of bad politicians? Three Venice, Florida based companies and their owners have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceptively marketed and sold