Saturday, August 3, 2019

CBD retailers say new rules could limit sales in Louisiana Maria Clark, Lafayette Daily Advertiser Published 8:30 a.m. CT Aug. 1, 2019 | Updated 6:29 p.m. CT Aug. 2, 2019

https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/2019/08/01/cbd-business-louisiana/1819610001/

More than 94 million opioid pills flowed into Jackson County

https://mailtribune.com/news/top-stories/more-than-94-million-opioid-pills-flowed-into-jackson-county

FDA Warns CBD May Overpromise and Underdeliver One manufacturer has been warned, but experts say this is a growing problem.

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/beware-fake-cbd-claims

Pharmacy groups seek to break an impasse over FDA framework for monitoring compounders By ED SILVERMAN @Pharmalot AUGUST 1, 2019

https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2019/08/01/compound-pharmacies-fda-memorandum/

17 NJ Doctors Now Face Trouble Because Of Opioids, Drugs, Sex The most recent case involved a New Jersey doctor charged with assaulting a woman twice in his office. By Tom Davis, Patch Staff Jul 29, 2019 10:10 am ET | Updated Jul 29, 2019 10:17 am E

https://patch.com/new-jersey/middletown-nj/17-nj-doctors-now-face-trouble-because-opioids-drugs-sex

Judge postpones San Antonio pharma rep’s sentencing to see who else is charged in $8.8 million health fraud case By Guillermo Contreras Updated 6:34 am CDT, Wednesday, July 31, 2019

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Ex-pharma-rep-from-San-Antonio-faces-sentencing-14209226.php

503B Loses Federal Preemption Argument, Appeals to Ninth Circuit Quarles & Brady LLP Quarles & Brady LLP logo

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=7e40a07d-c91d-4816-a15b-08240653643f

Florida U.S. Attorney: Georgia Man Sentenced For $6.5M Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering Involving Tricare, Other Victims - InsuranceNewsNet

Florida U.S. Attorney: Georgia Man Sentenced For $6.5M Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering Involving Tricare, Other Victims - InsuranceNewsNet: The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, Larry Keefe, issued the following news release:. The sentence was announced today by Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. Burton would forward that information to Hodgson, who would issue the prescriptions- even though he was not licensed to write prescriptions- and...

The OIG Urges CMS to Implement Solutions to Reduce Fraud in Medicare Part C and Part D Thursday, August 1, 2019

CMS should strengthen oversight of Part D payments for compounded topical drugs to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse while maintaining appropriate access. The OIG issued two reports identifying significant increases in Part D spending for compounded drugs, noting that spending increased from $13.2 million in 2010 to $232.5 million in 2016.  As a result, the OIG recommended that CMS should strengthen oversight of compounded drugs.  In response, CMS issued a HPMS memorandum reminding PDPs of Part D policies for coverage of compounded topical drugs and use of utilization management tools. However, the OIG does not believe it is sufficient, as CMS has not yet completed follow-up on the pharmacies identified by OIG. 

read more at https://www.natlawreview.com/article/oig-urges-cms-to-implement-solutions-to-reduce-fraud-medicare-part-c-and-part-d

Unapproved compounded drugs linked to equine deaths Medications formulated by Rapid Equine Solutions have been tied to three deaths, FDA says.

http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/unapproved-compounded-drugs-linked-equine-deaths