Monday, March 26, 2018

Community Pharmacist Roundtable, Part 1

Pharmacy Times-6 hours ago
Welcome to our community pharmacist roundtable, part 1 of 2. We spoke to some amazing pharmacists, the kind we all strive to be, the kind who can multi-task, stay calm, and know exactly what to do in every situation. These pharmacists have experience in a variety of pharmacy settings and have valuable advice to share.

Teacher Enters Guilty Plea in Compounding Fraud Scheme

Pleasantville teacher enters guilty plea in state health benefits fraud

Press of Atlantic City-1 hour ago
McAllister also would receive compounded medications with a prescription signed by a doctor he didn't see, according to court documents. Both men are scheduled for sentencing on July 18 and they face as many as 10 years in prison. McAllister is represented by attorney Edward F. Borden Jr. in Cherry Hill, and Hunter is ...pleas

8 ways in which 'right to try' would affect the industry

ModernHealthcare.com-Mar 22, 2018
After failing last week to pass the so-called "right to try" bill, members of the House finally approved the measure Wednesday night. The bill would allow terminally ill patients access to unapproved drugs without federal regulatory oversight. The bill passed 267-149 after House Democrats tried and failed to delay the final vote ...

Sunday, March 25, 2018

Russia ignored four requests to inspect anti-doping lab, says Wada ...

https://www.theguardian.com/.../russia-ignored-four-attempts-wada-doping-ban-craig-...
5 days ago - Wada’s president Craig Reedie said he did not get a single response from Russia to requests to inspect Moscow’s anti-doping laboratory. ... The World Anti-Doping Agency president, Craig Reedie, has warned Russia that it will not be allowed back in “from the cold” until it ...

Exclusive: WADA considering name change and broader anti-drugs ...

Insidethegames.biz (blog)-7 hours ago
"We had a little handicap from our early years when we were very focused on anti-doping only," Olivier Rabin, WADA senior executive director, for sciences and international partnerships, told insidethegames at the WADA Symposium in Lausanne. "I think our mandate goes a bit beyond this. "Our mandate is, of course