Friday, March 1, 2019


'Miraculous' stem cell therapy has sickened people in five states

Salt Lake Tribune-22 hours ago
... sentencing in the case has been repeatedly delayed; Kosolcharoen said federal officials are waiting to use his testimony against the compounding pharmacy.

Relators Claim No Notice Of Dismissal In $70M FCA Suit

Law360-10 hours ago
Law360 (February 28, 2019, 9:23 PM EST) -- The relators in a False Claims Act case accusing a Florida compounding pharmacy and its private equity owner of .

Company ordered to return kickbacks from Skiatook pharmacy

Journal Record-5 hours ago
... a North Carolina marketing company, have agreed to pay the government $414,108 for allegedly accepting illegal kickback payments from OK Compounding 

Government Sufficiently Pleads Florida Pharmacy Owner Caused ...

Lexology-5 hours ago
Specifically, the complaint alleges that Oldsmar entered into an arrangement with Centurion Compounding, Inc. under which the companies would split profits of 

Sanders escalates fight with Catalyst, asking FDA to allow unbranded ...

FiercePharma-19 hours ago
Sanders' request is likely referring to drug compounding regulated under Section 503A and Section 503B of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. The ...
Posted: 28 Feb 2019 10:18 PM PST
By Karla L. Palmer —

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. as prepared for oral testimony before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations


Chairman Bishop, Ranking Member Fortenberry, and members of the subcommittee. I want to thank you today on behalf of the FDA for your continued support of our public health mission. We’re witness to a period of historic scientific advance. The opportunities we have, across our entire portfolio, to advance health and wellbeing, far exceed any comparable period of rapid technological change. Simply put, we’re in a period of unparalleled medical progress.

Your support is helping us seize these opportunities to improve the lives of Americans. The FDA’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget includes one of the most substantial increases for the FDA in recent years. The initiatives that Congress supported will help uncover new treatment options for patients suffering from debilitating conditions, improve competition to ...



BREAKING: Cohen drops testimony on Novartis deal: They wanted ‘access’ to Trump

BREAKING: Cohen drops testimony on Novartis deal: They wanted ‘access’ to Trump

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Pasadena pharmacy owner gets 4 years in prison for running ...

LA Daily News-20 hours ago
LOS ANGELES — A Pasadena pharmacy owner was sentenced Monday to four years behind bars for running a Medicare fraud scheme involving more than ...

US Senators rip pharmacy executives on high prescription drug prices

cleveland.com-5 hours ago
AbbVie Inc. Chairman Richard A. Gonzalez, far left, testifies about drug pricing Tuesday before the Senate Finance Committee. Also in the photo are executives ...