FDA Study Reveals Presence of Pharmaceutical Drugs in Some dietary supplements

FDA Study Reveals Presence of Pharmaceutical Drugs in Some ...

WholeFoods Magazine-Mar 30, 2018

Washington, D.C. — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pilot study using portable screening devices has revealed the presence of pharmaceutical drugs in products marketed as dietary supplements. The FDA recently concluded a six-month pilot at two international mail facilities (IMFs) where the FDA monitors the ...

FDA shuts down New York supplement firm

NutraIngredients-usa.com-Mar 30, 2018

In a consent decree entered in US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, a permanent injunction was filed against a company called Riddhi USA based in Ronkonkoma, NY and its owner Mohd M. Alam. The company, which is not currently manufacturing any dietary supplements, cannot resume unless and until ...

WADA strengthens anti-doping investigations

International Paralympic Committee-8 hours ago

Hosted by the Finnish Centre for Integrity in Sports (FINCIS), that country's National Anti-Doping Organisation (NADO), the meeting brought together representatives from 11 NADOs, two International Federations as well as representatives from Interpol and the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA's) Intelligence and ...

Ky. lawmakers delays recess to pass budget

Portsmouth Daily Times-12 hours ago

Senate Bill 6 would require a pharmacist to provide information about the safe disposal of certain prescription medicines, such as opiates and amphetamines. Terrorism. Senate Bill 57 would allow a person injured by an act of terrorism to file a claim for damages against the terrorist in state court. Police cameras. House Bill .

McKesson Advances Novel Argument to Avoid Opioid Liability

Bloomberg BNA-18 hours ago

Drug distributor McKesson Corp. says its $40 billion contract with the federal government to deliver pharmacy products—including opioids—should protect it from liability for the opioid epidemic. In papers filed in federal court, it says a prescription drug supply contract it signed with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the ...

AR Doctors Say It's Harder to Treat Patients Because Opioid Epidemic

KNWA-14 hours ago

If you've had surgery or have a disease like cancer, Bolding said opioids are very beneficial, but it can be trying for patients to continue taking the medicine prescribed to them. "We certainly have patients that need opioids to control their pain," said Bolding. Pharmacist Justin Boyd said insurance companies also play a part.

Pill Limits Are Not a Smart Way to Fight the Opioid Crisis
In-Depth-Slate Magazine-22 hours ago

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E-pharmacy Myra raises $1.84M from Tokyo firm

BSI bureau (press release)-3 hours ago

Bengaluru-based Metarain Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd, which runs online pharmacyapp Myra, has raised about Rs 12 crore ($1.84 million) in a fresh round. Tokyo-headquartered management consulting firm Dream Incubator led the round with an infusion of Rs 6.5 crore ($1 million), while existing investors Matrix Partners ..

Opposition to looming compounding practice changes

ModernMedicine-18 hours ago

Dr. Alam, who was among, the speakers at the “Pharmacy Compounding and the Dermatologist” session at the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting in February, says two common and simple practices that dermatologists perform daily may be changing under new regulations. Dr. Alam. “One is the offi ce use ...

OIG Advisory Opinion 18-01: Excluded Individual May Serve as ...

JD Supra (press release)-Mar 30, 2018

In OIG Advisory Opinion 18-01, published February 27, 2018, the OIG concluded a proposed employment arrangement between an excluded individual and a for-profit company selling discounted emergency medications to long term care pharmaciesposed a "minimal risk" to federal health care program beneficiaries.

New Florida law approved to make prescription drug prices more

New Florida law approved to make prescription drug prices more ...

WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando-13 hours ago

According to Pharmacy-staffing.com, in 2017 it was estimated that approximately 300,000,000 Americans currently have a PBM in some way managing their pharmacy benefits. There are more than a dozen PBM companies operating in the United States, but the three "Super PBMs" account for an estimated 80 percent of all ...

Pharmacy Owner Gets 13 Years For $4.3M Kickback Plot Law360-17 hours ago

Pharmacy Owner Gets 13 Years For $4.3M Kickback Plot

Law360-17 hours ago

Law360 (March 30, 2018, 7:37 PM EDT) -- The owner of an Orlando, Florida-area pharmacy was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison Friday after being convicted on charges stemming from his involvement in a kickback scheme that defrauded Tricare out of $4.3 million through claims for expensive prescription ...

Medication reviews being offered at nearly 400 Ohio pharmacies

The Columbus Dispatch-15 hours ago

To prevent medicine combinations that could lead to side-effects like dizziness, drowsiness and confusion, the state will offer free, confidential medicine reviews for older adults next week at more than 400 Ohio pharmacies. The goal is to minimize the risk of dangerous falls, according to a news release from the Ohio ...

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Walmart's talks with an insurance giant tell you everything about ...

Business Insider-Mar 30, 2018

One of Walmart's biggest pharmacy competitors, CVS, is already trying to do this, working on a $69 billion takeover of the insurance giant Aetna. The logic of a Humana deal would be pretty much the same for Walmart: It's a way to gain more leverage over drugmakers and medical-device companies as costs rise, the ...

Walmart-Humana Sounds Wild, But Makes Sense
Opinion-Bloomberg-22 hours ago

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FDA moves to regulate medicines produced in bulk

ModernMedicine-20 hours ago

If approved, the new rule will steer physicians toward FDA-approved drugs that have met safety and effi cacy standards established in a clinical trials process. Raw substances used in compounded medications can still be used, but only after the prescribing physician has successfully established a clinical need that cannot .

Proposed USP General Chapter Pharmaceutical Compounding ...

https://www.usp.org/compounding/795-download

22 hours ago - Compounding Standards. Sterile Compounding <797> · Nonsterile Compounding <795> · Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs <800> · Other General Chapters · Compounded Preparations Monographs (CPMs) · CPM Donation Program · Bulk Substances · Expert Committee · Legal Recognition · Education & Implementation ...

FDA Lays Out Test For Showing Clinical Need For Compounding From Bulks

Inside Health Policy · 3 hours ago

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Pharmacy owner tried to defraud insurance program out of more ...

Insurance Business-11 hours ago

He also owned a company called Apotheca Supply, which was licensed to relabel and repackage pharmaceuticals, and had a 20% stake in Medworx Sunflower, an affiliate of Mississippi pharmacy Medworx Compounding. Prosecutors said that between 2015 and 2016, Lemley and others conspired to defraud TRICARE, ..

Federal judge approves consent decree with New York dietary supplement manufacturer Riddhi USA
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield dissuades using opioids as primary pain treatment

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association has adopted a new standard that opioids should not be the first or second treatment options to manage pain, guidelines lauded by pharmaceutical experts.  READ MORE