Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Mylan recalls 15 lots of blood pressure drug in US

Becker's Hospital Review-6 hours ago
... and Teva Pharmaceuticals, have recalled valsartan products under heightened scrutiny from regulators. Read the full report here. More articles on pharmacy:

Lawsuit against pharmacy over senior's death can go ahead, judge rules

CBC.ca-14 hours ago
A Nova Scotia judge has ruled a lawsuit launched by the family of a senior whose death was allegedly caused by a medication prescription error can proceed as ...

FDA Wants Internet Registrars To Act Against Illegal Online Pharmacies

Inside Health Policy-3 hours ago
As pharmacy and other health care stakeholders convened last week to discuss myriad issues surrounding illegal online sales of prescription drugs, one FDA ...

Vermont reaches settlement with pharmacy benefit manager

WCAX-6 hours ago
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) The Vermont Attorney General's office says it has resolved a dispute with the state's pharmacy benefit manager for $503,500. The state ...

Amazon's PillPack may be gearing up to serve the retailer's ...

CNBC-5 hours ago
Amazon bought PillPack, an internet pharmacy start-up, earlier this year, leading to speculation that the e-retailer will soon start selling prescription drugs on its ...

Attorneys general fighting for right to regulate pharmacy middlemen

Dayton Daily News-2 hours ago
Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, act as middlemen between pharmacies, ... RELATED: Ohio Medicaid plans to cancel pharmacy middlemen contracts

FDA Issues Safety Communication Regarding Medications Utilized in ...

WorkersCompensation.com (press release)-12 hours ago
Additionally, any compounded mixture of two or more different medications is also not approved for use in intrathecal pumps. Potential adverse events resulting 

Use of Telemedicine Growing in Compounding Schemes

WorkCompCentral-16 hours ago
A high-tech twist on a compounding medication scheme could be seen as a cautionary tale on the growing use of telemedicine in workers' compensation.
13 hours ago - ... Management, the sales arm of the New England Compounding Center, the now-defunct company that shipped thousands of vials of contaminated steroids.

Edmond Nurse Agrees to Pay $130,000 for Allegedly Engaging in an ..

23 hours ago - This civil settlement resulted from an investigation into numerous healthcare providers writing prescriptions for pain creams compounded and sold by Oklahoma ..

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Monday, November 19, 2018

Petco and Express Scripts Team Up to Revolutionize Home Delivery ...

PRNewswire (press release)-17 hours ago
For more than 20 years, Express Scripts has pioneered advances in automated pharmacy technology that allow it to dispense more than 100 million human ..

New Express Scripts Policy Merits Suit Revival, Court Told

Law360-3 hours ago
Law360 (November 19, 2018, 8:37 PM EST) -- A defunct mail-order pharmacy said its antitrust and breach of contract suit against pharmacy benefit manager

Pharmacists need not dispense European prescriptions after no-deal ...

The Pharmaceutical Journal-13 hours ago
Pharmacists need not dispense prescriptions issued in another European country in the event of a 'no-deal' Brexit, the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) .

Health-care providers—not hackers—leak more of your data

MD Linx-9 hours ago
“Hospitals, doctors offices, insurance companies, small physician offices and even pharmacies are making these kinds of errors and putting patients at risk,” .

Amazon takes first steps to expand PillPack online drug presence

Health Data Management-16 hours ago
Amazon is slowly expanding efforts to build online retail pharmacy operations in a growing number of states. The online retailer is finally making moves to .