Tuesday, July 16, 2019

2 pharmacists charged in fraud, diversion investigations in Baxley, Darien

https://www.wtoc.com/2019/07/15/pharmacists-charged-fraud-diversion-investigations-baxley-darien/

US FDA Compounding Oversight: Not As Bad As FDA Makes It Sound?

3 hours ago - HHS Inspector General paints a more positive picture of FDA's efforts to bring high-volume compounding into better regulatory control than the agency's own

"Taxpayers appear to be getting cheated in other ways, as compounders’ reimbursement claims to federal programs have skyrocketed. Medicare Part D spending on compounded topical creams rose by more than 3,400% between 2006 and 2015."

quoted from Compounding pharmacies need stricter federal oversight

"State-level oversight of compounding pharmacies isn't enough to prevent illness and death from contaminated medicines. Greater federal oversight is needed."

21 hours ago - State-level oversight of compounding pharmacies isn't enough to prevent illness and death from contaminated medicines. Greater federal oversight is needed.

Thursday, July 11, 2019

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