Tuesday, September 18, 2018

08/28/2018Celletech, LtdMinneapolis District OfficeNew Drugs/Dietary Supplements/Food Labeling/MisbrandedNot Issued *
08/20/2018Tri-Coast PharmacyDallas District OfficeCompounding Pharmacy/Adulterated Drug ProductsNot Issued *
07/25/2018Boothwyn Pharmacy LLCNew Jersey District OfficeCompounding Pharmacy/Adulterated Drug ProductsNot Issued *

Monday, September 17, 2018


Big Pharma was supposed to self-police fentanyl prescriptions. It failed ...

KSLA-7 hours ago
In May 2014, the regulators became aware that Awerbuch had been arraigned on federal charges of health care fraud and distribution of controlled substances.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Berger Montague is pleased to announce that the Texas A&M University Research Foundation has agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve grant fraud claims under the False Claims Act ("FCA").

$750000 Settlement Reached in Grant Fraud Lawsuit Against Texas ...

PR Newswire (press release)-3 hours ago
Relators alleged fraud in connection with grant requirements or regulations, ... in matters involving healthcare fraud, defense contracting fraud, IRS fraud,

Former Margate mortgage consultant pleads guilty in NJ drug ...

Press of Atlantic City-Sep 13, 2018
The conspirators learned that certain compound medication prescriptions — including pain, scar, and anti-fungal creams, as well as vitamin combinations .

Ex-Margate mortgage consultant pleads guilty in compounding scheme

Press of Atlantic City-Sep 14, 2018
The conspirators learned that certain compound medication prescriptions — including pain, scar and anti-fungal creams, and vitamin combinations — were ...

Pharmacists have critical role in protecting antibiotics by encouraging ...

The Pharmaceutical Journal-15 hours ago
Delegates at the International Pharmaceutical Federation's 2018 Congress heard how pharmacists have a critical role in antimicrobial stewardship and helping 

Merger of Cigna and Express Scripts Gets Approval From Justice Dept.

Merger of Cigna and Express Scripts Gets Approval From Justice Dept.

New York Times-3 hours ago
The $52 billion deal, announced last March, is one of two proposed transactions involving pharmacy companies before the Justice Department. Last December ...

Another pharmacist pleads guilty in $400M-plus health fraud; The 45-year-old Moran co-owned Medworx, a Ridgeland pharmacy

Another pharmacist pleads guilty in $400M-plus health fraud

Washington Times-4 hours ago
(AP) - Another Mississippi pharmacist is pleading guilty to helping run a fraud that ... The 45-year-old Moran co-owned Medworx, a Ridgeland pharmacy. He also .

Opioid MDL Stakes Rise For Pharmacy Benefit Cos.

Law360-2 hours ago
Law360 (September 17, 2018, 7:22 PM EDT) -- The nation's biggest pharmacy benefit management companies should be forced to clamp down on painkiller ...

Local Store Continues to Sell CBD Oil, Despite Pharmacy Board Ruling

WKSU News-4 hours ago
While some stores are pulling CBD or Cannabidiol products from their shelves following a state pharmacy board directive, one local store continues to sell it.

Trump urges Senate to pass legislation prohibiting pharmacy 'gag ...

CNBC-7 hours ago
President Donald Trump supports Congress enacting legislation that would prohibit "gag clauses." "Gag clauses" prevent pharmacists from telling patients that ...

Former Employees Detail An Alleged Pharma Scheme At Dallas ...

D Healthcare Daily-3 hours ago
... allowing the company to select drugs that would return the highest possible ... were granting $20,000-plus reimbursements for compounded pain creams, ...

Inside the Alleged Pharma Scheme at Dallas' Medoc Health Services

D Magazine-9 hours ago
That, sources claim, allowed Medoc to select the drug or drugs it could prescribe to ... were granting $20,000-plus reimbursements for compounded pain creams, ...

Waxahachie anesthesiologist faces 10 years in prison, $100K fine for ...

Waxahachie Daily Light-10 hours ago
According to the federal indictment, OK Compounding — by way of Pharmacy Providers of Oklahoma —allegedly submitted claims for prescription compounding ...

Pharma D Solutions voluntarily recalls all sterile compounded drugs

https://www.healio.com/.../pharma-d-solutions-voluntarily-recalls-all-sterile-compounde...
7 hours ago - The drugs affected by the recall include any compounded at the pharmacy within the past 12 months, which were distributed nationwide and directly to customers and medical facilities. It does not include non-sterile compounded products made at Pharma D Solutions.

From the FDA Law Blog--


Medication difficult to get when pharmacies closed for Florence

ABC NEWS 4-20 hours ago
“When an evacuation is called I know the importance of it, there has to be a coordinated response with our community pharmacy partner to make sure that the ...

Virginia Board of Pharmacy to grant five licenses for medical ...

MDJOnline.com-40 minutes ago
The Virginia Board of Pharmacy is in the process of granting five licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries, despite 51 applications. Each application required .