Monday, July 23, 2018

Details of federal health care fraud probe show how massive the ...

Details of federal health care fraud probe show how massive the ...

Harrison Daily-52 minutes ago
Bills were submitted for payment for prescription drugs and compoundedmedications that were rarely or never purchased or distributed to beneficiaries.

Scott Gottlieb, M.D. on Twitter: "#FDA's new actions on compounding ...

https://twitter.com/SGottliebFDA/status/1021431437315268608
1 hour ago - #FDA's new actions on compounding underscore our focus on protecting patients while making sure we have an enduring framework for better compounding ...

15% of drug compounding facilities have violated FDA regulations .

15% of drug compounding facilities have violated FDA regulations ...

https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/.../15-drug-compounding-facilities-viola...
6 hours ago - On 28 June, the United States Department of Justice announced numerous healthcare fraud enforcement actions targeting schemes billing payers for medically ...

FDA continues taking key actions on bulk drug substances used for compounding to advance the regulatory framework governing compounded drugs and to protect patients





Agency responds to citizen petition, announces agreements with universities, updates bulks categories and schedules advisory committee meeting
As part of its ongoing implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act and to advance the goals of its 2018 Compounding Policy Priorities Plan, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing several actions to protect public health related to the compounding of human drug products. 

“We continue to implement the compounding provisions of federal law and advance a modern framework for the development of compounded drugs,” said FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. “Our actions underscore our focus on protecting patients while making sure we have an enduring framework for better compoun

Saturday, July 21, 2018

Lynbrook pharmacy owner sentenced to jail for $1.5M Medicaid scam

liherald.com-15 hours ago
The owner of a Lynbrook pharmacy was sentenced to jail time in Queens Supreme Court on Friday for defrauding the state's Medicaid program out of $1.5 ...

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is looking into whether the director of the State Board of Pharmacy tried to bribe a health department attorney


OSBI Investigates State Board Of Pharmacy Director For Bribery

news9.com KWTV-11 hours ago
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is looking into whether the director of the State Board of Pharmacy tried to bribe a health department attorney into ...

CVS fires Fountain Hills pharmacist who denied hormone prescription ...

AZCentral.com-10 hours ago
She claims the pharmacist loudly questioned her in front of other customers and rejected her and her doctor's requests to transfer the prescription to another ...

CDER announces sweeping structural changes--The Division of Compounded Drugs will take on the roles of the Compounding and Pharmacy Practice Branch

CDER announces sweeping structural changes in letter from ...

BioPharma Dive-19 hours ago
The Division of Compounded Drugs will take on the roles of the Compounding and Pharmacy Practice Branch, and work alongside the Division of Unapproved ...

Former sales rep arrested on violations of pretrial release Hawaii News Now-15 hours ago According to the Department of Justice, Diaz was “prescribing medically unnecessary compounded medications, some of which included Ketamine, a controlled

Former sales rep arrested on violations of pretrial release

Hawaii News Now-15 hours ago
According to the Department of Justice, Diaz was “prescribing medically unnecessary compounded medications, some of which included Ketamine, a controlled