FDA takes key step in advancing oversight of drug compounding and implementing new laws ... Pharmacy Today, American Pharmacists Association, pharmacist.com FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, announced Friday a key step forward in implementing the Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA) and section 503B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Among other things, the provisions limit the bulk drug substances that outsourcing facilities can use in ...

OC Man Pleads Guilty in Health-Care Compounding Pharmacy Fraud

OC Man Pleads Guilty in Health-Care Fraud

Cape May County Herald-5 hours ago

From January 2015 through April 2016, Hunter and McAllister recruited individuals to obtain very expensive and unnecessary compounded medications from an out-of-state pharmacy, identified in the informations as the “Compounding Pharmacy.” The conspirators knew that certain compound medications – including pain, .

Compounding facilities face new FDA regs

Compounding facilities face new FDA regs

ModernMedicine-5 hours ago

Due to problems with compounded medications—including the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak that led to 64 deaths—FDA is releasing a draft guidance that will determine which bulk drug substances outsourcing facilities can use to compound drugs. “…Compounding from bulk drug substances generally presents greater ...

McConnell wants hemp removed from controlled substance list

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As Louisiana marijuana pharmacies move forward, profitability ...

The Advocate-15 hours ago

The LSU and Southern University agricultural centers have selected two companies to cultivate and produce non-smokable medical marijuana. With that done, the state's Pharmacy Board is in the process of choosing medical marijuana pharmacies from applicants in nine regions of the state and will issue a 10th license ...