NC looks to curb prescription drug abuse through 'doctor shopping'

WRAL.com-20 hours ago

"Doctor shoppers connotes someone that tends to goes from prescriber to prescriber to obtain prescriptions often and usually under false pretenses," said Jay Campbell, executive director of the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy. He said pharmacistsoften fill prescriptions completely unaware that they are fraudulent.

Costly toys forfeited in $100 million pharmacy fraud case

Costly toys forfeited in $100 million pharmacy fraud case

Kaplan Herald-7 hours ago

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the president and owner of a Florida pharmacy that was at the center of a massive compounding pharmacy fraud scheme pleaded guilty. Seven others previously admitted their part in the scheme. Private insurance companies, Medicare and TRICARE were victims of the fraud, ...

Simmons among firms chosen to represent Cook County in opioid ...

Madison County Record-21 hours ago

Nationally, the lawsuit cites a 2016 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimating the “national impact of prescription opioid overdoses, abuse and dependence” at $78.5 billion, including “lost productivity” at $42 billion, “health insurance” at $26 billion, “criminal justice” at $7.6 billion and “substance ...