Tuesday, January 29, 2019

An NRI has been published to Oklahoma State Pharmacy Board's website.  Please click the link below for further information:

One of America's richest families is accused of profiting from the nation's opioid crisis
CNN
The Sacklers and members of their company Purdue Pharma have been named in a lawsuit that accuses them of profiting from the opioid crisis by aggressively marketing OxyContin, claims denied by attorneys for the family and Purdue. Read the full story

Monday, January 28, 2019

The top regulatory considerations for sports nutrition companies

NutraIngredients-usa.com-10 hours ago
... as well as an Arizona pharmacy board plan to regulate supplements in the state ... Stakeholders in the CBD industry are so optimistic that the compound will ..

Feds Want FCA Suit Over $21M Kickback Scheme To Proceed

Law360-3 hours ago
“Specifically, Smith was aware that no pharmacy could pay a commission per ... Tricare paid about $18 million for approximately 4,000 claims for compound ...

FDA warns about blood pressure medication shortages amid recalls

WRCB-TV-15 hours ago
... the potential to generate the carcinogenic compound, Woodcock told NBC News. ... The FDA suggests that medications on the list be returned to the pharmacy

Compounding Pharmacy Sues Express Scripts, Loses Terribly, Pays $20M

Pharmacy Sues Express Scripts, Loses Terribly, Pays $20M

Law360-1 hour ago
Law360 (January 28, 2019, 9:20 PM EST) -- HM Compounding Services LLC will pay Express Scripts Inc. $20 million, in a suit the pharmacy had initiated, after a ...
Law360 (January 28, 2019, 12:30 PM EST) -- While some government agencies appeared to be rolling back regulations and ramping down enforcement efforts in 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was not among them. The FDA worked closely...https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/1122467/2018-fda-enforcement-review-drugs-biologics-and-devices

Thursday, January 24, 2019

United States: Ninth Circuit Affirms Federal Preemption Over Dietary ...

Mondaq News Alerts-Jan 18, 2019
We should also not be surprised that dietary supplements—such as our daily chewable multivites—generate substantial litigation, usually based on the premise 

Ninth Circuit affirms summary judgment in favor of dietary supplement ...

JD Supra (press release)-6 hours ago
We shall see if this decision deters the plaintiffs' bar from bringing deceptive labeling suits against dietary supplement makers, at least where the labeling simply 
16 hours ago - Research suggests that many types of dietary supplements contain hidden pharmaceutical ingredients, including erectile dysfunction drugs, weight-loss