Council approves model agreement for compounding and ...

https://pharmacists.ab.ca/.../council-approves-model-agreement-compounding-and-re...

19 hours ago - Council has approved a model agreement required by Alberta-based pharmacies holding a Compounding and Repackaging Licence that compound or repackage drugs for pharmacies located in Saskatchewan. This model agreement is reasonably consistent with that previously provided when serving community ...

Head to Head Review: Imprimis Pharmaceuticals (IMMY) versus Its Competitors The Ledger Gazette Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Imprimis) is engaged in the development, production and dispensing of compounded pharmaceuticals. The Company operates through the business of developing drug therapies and providing such therapies through sterile and non-sterile pharmaceutical compounding ...

16 New Tennessee Laws For 2018

Patch.com-15 hours ago

Prescription drugs: The Board of Pharmacy is authorized to create a voluntary prescription drug donation program, allowing people to donate prescription drugs and supplies. The drugs must be in their original sealed, tamper-evident packaging and must be inspected before they are dispensed by a licensed 

Kmart pays $35.3M to settle hard-fought whistleblower case alleging ...

Markets Insider-39 minutes ago

The "qui tam" (whistleblower) case – filed in 2008 by Phillips & Cohen on behalf of former Kmart pharmacist James Garbe – alleged that from 2004 to 2016 Kmart charged Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare as well as private insurers more for generic prescription drugs than it charged customers who paid cash. Pharmacies are ...

Ga. doctor prescribed weight-loss drug to patients she never saw

MyAJC-9 hours ago

In one particularly notable case, a Miami pharmacist received a nine-year prison sentence after orchestrating a scheme in which doctors wrote prescriptions for phentermine based on the answers to brief questionnaires submitted online. One of those who obtained the drug, a 46-year-old Texas woman, died of an overdose.

When it came to launching legal battles, Apotex founder Barry ...

Toronto Star-9 hours ago

Tom McAnulty, a pharmacist who formerly worked in the brand-name pharmaceutical industry, said that brand-name companies “detested” Sherman's litigiousness. “Barry was one of the most aggressive,” McAnulty said. “Apotex, they would challenge all sorts of rulings by the government.” But the pair of them personally got ..

Falls Drug pharmacist pleads guilty to one count, sentenced to ...

Rexburg Standard Journal-9 hours ago

According to Fica, the federal government charged Allen after it alleged he knowingly gave the painkiller Tramadol to an individual without a perscription on March 12, 2016, at his pharmacy, Falls Drug and Hardware, located at 23 N. Bridge St. in St. Anthony. The individual in question was an undercover informant.

Herpes trial on Americans without FDA oversight gets little response ...

Philly.com-7 hours ago

Compounding the problem, the U.S. is the only developed nation that does not guarantee care for those injured in trials, experts said. “In cases like these, in which subjects are claiming harm from a cuckoo experiment, the system is set up to punish the institution rather than give redress to the subject,” said NYU's Caplan.

The opioid epidemic has now reached black America

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Dangerous Fake Opioids A Concern For Law Enforcement

www.localmemphis.com-11 hours ago

Prosecution can get challenging since the fakes are not exactly illegal, compoundingon the already, far-reaching opioid epidemic. "The enforcement piece of that, how do we stop these people and hold them accountable? It's a moving targ

FDA Updates Guidance for Homeopathic Drugs; Increased Scrutiny for Certain Categories of Products Posted: 21 Dec 2017 11:53 PM PST By Riëtte van Laack —

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FDA Chief Says He’s Open To Rethinking Incentives On Orphan Drugs

https://khn.org/news/fda-chief-says-hes-open-to-rethinking-incentives-on-orphan-drugs/

U.S. life expectancy falls for second straight year — as drug overdoses soar

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High Importance!! Primus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. FDA Requested Recall Letter

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Sound policy, more transparency can help companies fight opioid ...

Jackson County Newspapers-18 hours ago

Given that distributors like us are responsible for helping to deliver safely physician-prescribed medications to pharmacies, we have a unique perspective into how this supply chain works — and the ways it can be subverted by bad actors. This is why I know that what would be most effective would be better collaboration, ...

Community pharmacy: plans for the new year

Australian Journal of Pharmacy (blog)-21 hours ago

The recent pharmacy Barometer found that community pharmacy is slightly more positive than a year ago, but owners and staff are still concerned about challenges they face to secure their future, explains Mr Quilty. “Pharmacy owners and staff see the future of 

$515 million sale of local pharmacy benefits firm wraps up

St. Louis Business Journal-9 hours ago

Diplomat Pharmacy Inc. has closed on its acquisition of St. Louis-based LDI Integrated Pharmacy Services for $515 million in cash and about $80 million in Diplomat stock. Flint, Michigan-based Diplomat bought LDI, a pharmacy benefit management firm, from investment firms Nautic Partners LLC and Oak HC/FT Partners ...

India pharma exports to touch $20 bln by 2020: study

Business Standard-14 hours ago

Indian pharmaceutical exports are likely to touch $20 billion by 2020 from the current level of around $16.5 billion, registering a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) ... India is the third-largest global generic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturer in terms of market share and generic drugs form the largest ...

Compounders Who Skirt The FDA: Who Is The Expert Here?

Compounders Who Skirt The FDA: Who Is The Expert Here?

The National Law Review-6 hours ago

Is it true? According to Allergen, it's not. The statement in question is a claim made for a compounded drug. These drugs are not fully tested and approved by the FDA, combine active ingredients with FDA-approved drugs, and then claim superiority to them. Now it sits in the form of two lawsuits filed in California by Allergen 

United States: FDA 2017 Year In Review: Therapeutic Products, Part 2

Mondaq News Alerts-8 hours ago

As alluded to above, FDA inspections of traditional compounders and outsourcing facilities continue be very high priority as the Agency seeks to reform the drug compounding industry under the congressional mandate that is the DQSA. Compliance Director Ashley's year-end presentation (see above) reported that, ...