Tuesday, May 19, 2020

With drugmakers clamoring, FDA looks to restart facility ...

5 days ago - The FDA halted most on-site inspections of foreign and domestic drug ... RELATED: Eyeing COVID-19 shortages, FDA unleashes compounded drugs to treat ..

Compounders 'Gravely Concerned' By MOU's 5% Out-Of-State ...

4 days ago - ... on interstate distribution of drugs by pharmacy compounders that gives state ... be notified when more than 50% of a compounded drug is sold out-of-state.

New Indictment shows why employment status of compounding employees may matter....employees vs. 1099 contractors

"The marketers were falsely made to appear that they were “bona fide employees” of Xpress Compounding, but they were paid as 1099 contractors by Rxpress Pharmacy, the superseding indictment alleges."

See https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2020/05/15/pharmacy-owners-marketers-charged-in-alleged-14-million-dallas-area-kickback-scheme/

Pharmacy owners, marketers charged in alleged $14 million Dallas-area kickback scheme An updated indictment alleges the men conspired to defraud the U.S. through bribes and kickbacks for the referral of TRICARE and Labor Department beneficiaries.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2020/05/15/pharmacy-owners-marketers-charged-in-alleged-14-million-dallas-area-kickback-scheme/
5 days ago - It is alleged that the adulterated finasteride combination hair-growth drugs marketed as FinPlus may have been contaminated with minoxidil, another drug that is ..

Wedgewood Pharmacy Makes 2 Acquisitions Acquisitions include 503B Outsourcing Facility and a State-licensed Pharmacy with Zoo, Wildlife Specializations ON MAY 18, 2020


https://njbmagazine.com/njb-news-now/wedgewood-pharmacy-makes-2-acquisitions/

Six Dallas-area pharmacy owners and marketers were charged in connection with a kickback scheme involving compound drug claims to Tricare and the U.S. Department of Labor.


https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/6-pharmacy-owners-charged-in-14m-kickback-scheme.html

FDA-sponsored research does not support the use of compounded topical ,,,

7 hours ago - FDA-sponsored research does not support the use of compounded topical ... of Pharmacy require compounding pharmacies to provide a standardized insert ...
20 hours ago - The 50% threshold merely triggers the information-sharing requirements; it does not limit the quantity of compounded drugs that an individual compounding ...
17 hours ago - The FDA continues to make drug compounding a high priority and will enforce the requirements of the DQSA. The FDA was very busy last week and, on May 13, ...