Saturday, February 29, 2020

First Person Dies Of Coronavirus In U.S. February 29, 20201:06 PM ET

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/29/810722517/seattle-area-patient-with-coronavirus-dies

Number of US coronavirus cases with unknown origin rises to 4 BY MARTY JOHNSON - 02/29/20 07:48 AM EST

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/public-global-health/485267-number-of-us-coronavirus-cases-with-unknown-origin

Maverick Funds Sue Bausch Claiming Valeant Price-Gouging

https://www.law360.com/lifesciences/articles/1248743/maverick-funds-sue-bausch-claiming-valeant-price-gouging

Some People Stockpiling Supplies Due To Coronavirus Fear, Pharmacists Say NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – As the coronavirus keeps spreading, some people worry that basic goods will be hard to find, so they're stockpil ... By CBS New York City, News Partner Feb 28, 2020 3:38 pm ET

https://patch.com/new-york/new-york-city/some-people-stockpiling-supplies-due-coronavirus-fear-pharmacists-say

Pharmacy Owners Convicted For Medicinal Scheme Worth $11.8 Million By Alondra Arana -Feb 28, 202

https://www.canyon-news.com/multimillion-dollar-scheme-that-billed-medicare-cigna-11-8-million-in-fraudulent-medication-claims/105728

Pharmacy Owner Found Guilty Of Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering For Role in Billing Scheme

https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/nassau/news/pharmacy-owner-found-guilty-of-health-care-fraud-money-laundering-for-role-in-billing-scheme/784115/

House bills take aim at pharmacy benefit managers By Andy Miller amiller@georgiahealthnews.com Feb 29, 2020 Updated 5 hrs ago

https://www.albanyherald.com/news/house-bills-take-aim-at-pharmacy-benefit-managers/article_2d33acbe-5afc-11ea-87ae-4770014251d8.html

Senate bill would force Virginia to reveal sources of lethal injection drugs By Kate Masters -February 27, 202

https://www.virginiamercury.com/2020/02/27/senate-bill-would-force-virginia-to-reveal-sources-of-lethal-injection-drugs/

FDA: Compounding Research

3 days ago - FDA is engaged with the following institutions to conduct research to help inform the public and the agency's policies regarding compounded drugs.
2 days ago - The United States has its first novel coronavirus-related drug shortage, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. The maker of an unnamed drug that has recently been added to the FDA Drug Shortages list told the agency that the shortage is due to the novel coronavirus.
22 hours ago - The agency cited confidential commercial information in not revealing the name of the drug, but critics say releasing details is vital in a public health crisis.

5 days ago - About 150 prescription drugs — including antibiotics, generics and some branded drugs without alternatives — are at risk of shortage if the coronavirus outbreak .