FTC Deepens Inquiry into Prescription Drug Middlemen

Federal Trade Commission (.gov)

https://www.ftc.gov › news › press-releases › 2023/05

3 days ago — They influence which drugs are prescribed to patients, which pharmacies patients can use, and how much patients ultimately pay at the pharmacy counter. PBMs ...

FTC expands probe into pharmacy benefit managers to GPOs By Paige MinemyerMay 17, 2023 04:50pm

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/ftc-expands-probe-pharmacy-benefit-managers-gpos 

 

Report-of-the-Committee-on-Law-Enforcement-Legislation- ...

NABP

https://nabp.pharmacy › uploads › 2023/05 › R...

4 days ago — USP <825> clarifies that nuclear pharmacies primarily dispense rather than compound drug products. The definitions for Compounding, Preparation with Minor 

 

Makena End of Coverage and Removal from ...

NC Department of Health and Human Services (.gov)

https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov › blog › 2023/05/15 › m...

6 days ago — FDA approvals of these drugs were withdrawn. ... Makena and its generics, as well as Compounded 17P, are no longer covered at point-of-sale effective April ...

 

Compounding pharmacies can help address drug shortages

STAT News

https://www.statnews.com › 2023/05/15 › compoundi...

6 days ago — State-licensed compounding pharmacies should be able to provide urgent-use medications within tight regulatory guardrails.

 

Some Pharmacies Are Offering Unauthorized Ozempic ...

The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com › Well › Live

5 days ago — The F.D.A. does not vet compounded medications, and has not reviewed, approved or tested — for safety or effectiveness — the semaglutide drugs compounding ...

 

05/16/2023	05/03/2023	iSlim, LLC	Division of Pharmaceutical Quality Operations II	Unapproved New Drugs/Misbranded
05/16/2023	04/28/2023	Pharmedica USA, LLC	Division of Pharmaceutical Quality Operations IV	CGMP/Finished Pharmaceuticals/Adulterated
05/16/2023	04/19/2023	Sorcerz.com	Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | CDER	Notice of Unlawful Sale of Unapproved Drugs to United States Consumers Over the Internet

 

05/16/2023

04/27/2023

EarthLab, Inc., dba Wise Woman Herbals

Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West VI

Unapproved New Drugs/Misbranded

 

The FDA seized products from a Botanic Tonics location, all while the company faces two lawsuits alleging they misled the public in what their kratom products offer.

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