Pharmacist Takes Plea Deal in Billing Fraud Case

Pharmacist Takes Plea Deal in Billing Fraud Case

Pharmacy Times-8 hours ago

A pharmacist was charged in federal court with numerous counts of submitting fraudulent claims for reimbursement to federally run health plans, along with a number of other financial transgressions. Federal agents executed search warrants to review information in the computers at the pharmaciesowned by the pharmacist ...

Marketer of fake brain-boosting herbal pills barred from selling in Iowa

DesMoinesRegister.com-17 hours ago

The marketer of an herbal remedy that falsely claimed to reduce memory loss has been ordered to stop targeting Iowans, authorities said. JGG Enterprises Inc. and its owner, Joseph Gregory Grelock, have been barred from marketing Intellux and other dietary supplements in Iowa that claimed to provide health benefits ...

Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD on efforts to ...

FDA.gov-3 hours ago

They've been involved in cases that range from lead contamination of a dietarysupplement, Salmonella contamination of powdered milk, E. coli O157:H7 in soy nut butter and Listeria in hummus, soft cheese and smoked fish. In addition to facilitating recalls and import alerts for the detention of products entering the United .

Jamestown compounding pharmacy reports hacking incident

https://www.bizjournals.com/.../jamestown-compounding-pharmacy-reports-hacking....

6 hours ago - According to its website, the company's pharmacists create custom compoundedmedications for individual needs, working with pharmacists and practitioners to customize medication for individual needs.

12/19/2017

C. O. Truxton Inc.

New Jersey District Office

CGMP/Finished Pharmaceuticals/Adulterated/Misbranded

Not Issued *

12/19/2017

Maine Natural Health, Inc.

New York District Office

CGMP/Dietary Supplement/Adulterated/Misbranded

Not Issued *

12/14/2017

Eden’s Answers Inc. and Sprigs Life Inc.

Cincinnati District Office

Unapproved New Drugs/Misbranded

Not Issued *

12/14/2017

BrainAlert, LLC

Seattle District Office

CGMP/Dietary Supplement/Adulterated/Misbranded

Not Issued *

12/13/2017

AN Co. Ltd.

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

CGMP/Finished Pharmaceuticals/Adulterated

Not Issued *

12/13/2017

Dynamic Technical Formulations

Atlanta District Office

CGMP/Dietary Supplement/Adulterated/Misbranded

Not Issued *

12/13/2017

Amaros Co., Ltd

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

CGMP/Finished Pharmaceuticals/Adulterated

Not Issued *

12/04/2017

Fresenius Kabi Oncology Ltd

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

CGMP/Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)/Adulterated

Not Issued *

Healthy individuals need not take dietary supplements, say experts

Malay Mail Online-11 hours ago

Dieticians advise healthy individuals that they do not need to take any dietarysupplements. — AFP file picALOR STAR, Dec 24 — It is not necessary for healthy individuals to take any dietary supplements, says the head of the Dietetics and Food Service Department at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital, here. Khairul Nizam Mat ...

From Russian doping to FIFA bribery, 2017 proves dark time

Capital FM Kenya-6 hours ago

PARIS, France, Dec 24 – Russia being banned from the Winter Olympics stole the headlines but may also have overshadowed an otherwise sorry year for sport in terms of scandals. It was a particularly damaging year for sporting officials, not least from the world of football and FIFA in particular. Former Guam football ...

FIFA promise to investigate doping in football: 'We WILL test suspect ...
Daily Mail-20 hours ago

Infantino must prove FIFA commitment to cleaning up
Mail Tribune-17 hours ago

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Carter reflects on 2017 in Washington

Savannah Morning News-15 hours ago

As the only pharmacist in Congress, I take my position on this committee and the Health Subcommittee very seriously. This year in the subcommittee, we worked to modernize the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) regulation of over-the-counter drugs. We held a hearing to examine patient access to investigational drugs

The other big drug problem: Older people taking too many pills

Greensboro News & Record-13 hours ago

Older people taking lots of medication was what Canadian pharmacist Barbara Farrell encountered when she began working at a geriatric hospital in Ottawa nearly two decades ago. Her experience, she said, was a catalyst for the Canadian Deprescribing Network, a consortium of researchers, physicians, pharmacists and ...

Winnipeg-based Internet pharmacy pioneer facing charges in US ...

CBC.ca-5 hours ago

Internet pharmacist Kris Thorkelson will have to make a personal appearance in a U.S. court this spring to plead guilty and be sentenced in a case involving the alleged sale of counterfeit cancer drugs, court documents show. Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have accused Thorkelson, CanadaDrugs.com, and affiliated ..

Kmart Settles Prescription Drugs Allegations Brought By Ohio ...

WCBE 90.5 FM-11 hours ago

Kmart, part of Sears Holdings Corporation, was sued in 2008 by former company pharmacist James Garbe, who worked in Defiance. The whistleblower lawsuit alleged Kmart offered discounted prices to customers who paid in cash through club programs but failed to report those discounts to federal health programs such ...

Kmart must pay $59 in drug fraud settlement
KITV Honolulu-Dec 23, 2017

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Tulsa pharmacy's new packaging adds convenience, compliance

NewsOK.com-1 minute ago

Couch Pharmacy recently implemented a new automated compliance strip packaging system that eliminates the need for pill bottles and pill planners. The system packages all prescription and nonprescription medications together in perforated pouches for each time of the day. The packages are in sequential order, and ...

Recently Updated Advisory Committee Materials - FDA

https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/WhatsNew/default.htm

9 hours ago - Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee. Minutes for the November 20-21, 2017 Meeting of the Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee (PCAC) (PDF - 77KB) ...