WVRC Votes to Hire New Drug-Testing Lab

WVRC Votes to Hire New Drug-Testing Lab

DEA seeks warrant to inspect Dunmore pharmacy - News - The Times-Tribune

DEA seeks warrant to inspect Dunmore pharmacy - News - The Times-Tribune

Slade to purchase Fresenius Kabi oncology compounding business | AJP

Slade to purchase Fresenius Kabi oncology compounding business | AJP

Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts Moses Lake Professional Pharmacy Issues Voluntary Recall of Unexpired Sterile Human and Veterinary Compounded Drugs Due to Lack of Sterility Assurance

Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts Moses Lake Professional Pharmacy Issues Voluntary Recall of Unexpired Sterile Human and Veterinary Compounded Drugs Due to Lack of Sterility Assurance

FDA Chart of Guidances (Drugs) Compounding

Guidances (Drugs) Compounding

Safety Alerts for Human Medical Products 0.9 Percent Sodium Chloride Injection, USP, 50mL and 100mL by Baxter: Recall - Particulate Matter

Safety Alerts for Human Medical Products 0.9 Percent Sodium Chloride Injection, USP, 50mL and 100mL by Baxter: Recall - Particulate Matter

Press Release: IACP Files Formal Comments on Proposed FDA Memorandum of Understanding - International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists

Press Release: IACP Files Formal Comments on Proposed FDA Memorandum of Understanding - International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists

Recently Updated Advisory Committee Materials-Compounding Materials from June 2015 Meeting including slides

Recently Updated Advisory Committee Materials

2015 KRS Global Biotechnology, Inc 7/6/15-compounded drugs

2015 KRS Global Biotechnology, Inc 7/6/15

2015 Hoof Health LLC dba Hoof Effects 7/9/15

2015 Hoof Health LLC dba Hoof Effects 7/9/15

CVS fires back at claims by Hopkinton Drug - News - Hopkinton ...

1. CVS fires back at claims by Hopkinton Drug - News - Hopkinton ...

   Wicked Local Hopkinton-16 hours ago

   HOPKINTON — CVS is firing back at the owner of Hopkinton Drug for alleging thepharmacy chain has violated safety regulations in compounding prescription ...

List of FDA Compounding Registered Outsourcing Facilities as of 07/10/15

Compounding Registered Outsourcing Facilities

PetMed Express D/B/A 1-800-PetMeds Announces Its First Quarter ...

PetMed Express D/B/A 1-800-PetMeds Announces Its First Quarter ...

CNNMoney-3 hours ago

Founded in 1996, PetMed Express is America's Largest Pet Pharmacy, delivering prescription and non-prescription pet medications and other health products ...

Petmed Express (PETS) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats ...
Dakota Financial News-2 hours ago

First-ever legal drone delivery takes place in the US

First-ever legal drone delivery takes place in the US

Mashable-11 hours ago

The operation kicked off with a fixed-wing aircraft, operated by NASA Langley Research Center pilots, carrying 24 packages of medicine from apharmacy in ...

Use of drones to deliver medicine in rural Virginia approved by FAA ...
The Next Digit-19 hours ago

KS : Pharmacist required to be in charge of pharmacy; compounding

Pharmacist required to be in charge of pharmacy; compounding

kslegislature.org › Home › Statute › Chapter 65 › Article 16

19 hours ago - Pharmacist required to be in charge of pharmacy; compounding, filling and refilling of prescriptions; refusal to fill; brand exchange. [See Revisor's Note] In every ..

Former Pella Pharmacist Reaches Settlement with Iowa Board of Pharmacy

Former Pella Pharmacist Reaches Settlement with Iowa Board of Pharmacy

KNIA / KRLS Radio‎ - 15 hours ago

A former Pella pharmacist and the Iowa Board of Pharmacy reached a settlement agreement for allegations of misconduct. Former Crown Pharmacy Owner Don ...

2015 Standard Drug List - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas

[PDF]2015 Standard Drug List - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas

www.bcbstx.com/pdf/rx/rx-list-std-tx-2015.pdf

2 hours ago - Drug List updates – This list is regularly updated as generic drugs become ....Compounded medications: Your benefit plan may not provide coverage for ...

HOPKINTON — The owner of Hopkinton Drug is alleging pharmacy giant CVS has violated safety regulations in compounding prescription drugs and is asking a federal safety agency to investigate the nationwide chain immediately.

Herehttp://m.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20150717/NEWS/150716783/1994/NEWS

Waiting for the government

Waiting for the government

Pharmacy News-21 hours ago

A review of current HMR funding arrangements should be at the forefront of the planned review of 6CPA professional service programs, thePharmacy Guild of ...

Canadians Support Pharmacare Program That Includes Private ...

Canadians Support Pharmacare Program That Includes Private ...

Pharmaceutical Online (press release)-20 hours ago

According to the survey, 78% of Canadians feel that pharmacare should also cover services provided by pharmacists to dispense, monitor and counsel patients ...

Pharmacy clerk busted over patient data |

Pharmacy clerk busted over patient data | SanDiegoUnionTribune.com

The San Diego Union-Tribune-3 hours ago

The California State Board of Pharmacy has suspended the license of apharmacy technician accused of stealing data regarding 100 patients, which was used ...

FEI urges caution over use of muscle product in sport horses

FEI urges caution over use of muscle product in sport horses ...

horsetalk.co.nz › News

2 hours ago - Caution urged over compounded drugs in horses Warning over detection times and adverse effects when off-label drugs used.... UAE trainer gets 12-month ban  ...

China Ramps Up Inspections at Foreign Drug Plants

China Ramps Up Inspections at Foreign Drug Plants

July 13, 2015

Just as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is ramping up inspections in China, Chinese regulators are increasing their oversight of overseas manufacturing operations, conducting 30 inspections so far in 2015. Read More

FDA Adds Another Indian Drugmaker to Import Ban List

FDA Adds Another Indian Drugmaker to Import Ban List

July 14, 2015

The FDA has banned all imports from Emcure Pharmaceuticals’ Hinjewadi, Maharashtra, India, facility due to current good manufacturing practice violations, making it the latest in a growing list of Indian firms facing agency action. Read More

Indian Manufacturer Nosch Labs Hit With 483 for Not Rejecting APIs

Indian Manufacturer Nosch Labs Hit With 483 for Not Rejecting APIs

July 16, 2015

Nosch Labs, a maker of active pharmaceutical ingredients, was hit with a five-observation FDA Form 483 after workers at its Veliminedu Village, Chityal Madal, India, facility were observed passing off APIs that failed to meet quality control standards. Read More

Another Compounder’s Sterility Issues Result in Form 483

Another Compounder’s Sterility Issues Result in Form 483

July 17, 2015

A Montana compounder was hit with a 17-observation Form 483 due to issues with its sterile processing, contamination controls and other GMPs. Read More

Judge: Missouri broke law keeping execution supplier secret : News ...

Judge: Missouri broke law keeping execution supplier secret : News ...

KTVO-1 hour ago

(AP) -- A circuit judge has ruled that Missouri violated open records laws by refusing to disclose thepharmacies that ...

Compounding Pharmacies Market - Global Industry Analysis and Forecast 2015 - 2021 | Medgadget Medgadget.com (blog

Compounding Pharmacies Market - Global Industry Analysis and Forecast 2015 - 2021 | Medgadget Medgadget.com (blog) Compounding can be defined as the mixing of different drugs by a pharmacist in the licensed laboratory. Compound medications are prescribed by a ..

Federal agents search records, drug inventories at Martinsburg, WV ... State Journal-19 hours ago

Federal agents search records, drug inventories at Martinsburg, WV ...

State Journal-19 hours ago

Federal authorities have searched a Martinsburgpharmacy to “verify the correctness of controlled substance inventories ...

Employee Or Contractor? New U.S. Guidelines Could Reclassify Workers NPR‎ - 17 hours ago

Employee Or Contractor? New U.S. Guidelines Could Reclassify Workers

NPR‎ - 17 hours ago

When an independent contractor is really an employee

CNNMoney‎ - 17 hours ago

Labor Department's 6-Part Test for Classifying Employees, Independent Contractors

Missouri Department of Corrections cannot shield pharmacy by saying it is part of execution team By RACHEL LIPPMANN • 15 HOURS AGO

Here

Court upholds public's right to know pharmacy used to supply ...

Court upholds public's right to know pharmacy used to supply ...

www.stltoday.com/...pharmacy.../article_085e08b6-42c6-5b87-bbce-6edec...

8 hours ago - The Missouri Department of Corrections broke the law by failing to reveal thepharmacy that supplied the drugs used to administer the death penalty, according ...

On July 10, 2015, Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company") entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") to acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of JT Pharmacy, Inc. D/B/A Central Allen Pharmacy ("CAP")

Summary of IMPRIMIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. - Yahoo! Finance

biz.yahoo.com/e/150716/immy8-k.html

5 hours ago - CAP is a compounding and retail pharmacy located in Allen, Texas and licensed to conduct pharmacy operations in the state of Texas. The Purchase Agreement ...

Pharmacy Accreditation: Establishing Discipline and Consistency

Pharmacy Accreditation: Establishing Discipline and Consistency

www.insidepatientcare.com/.../151-pharmacy-accreditation-establishing-dis...

21 hours ago - In addition, Catamaran recently partnered with United CompoundingManagement, an independent compounding management company, and is in the process ...

Norman Transcript-7 hours ago Oklahoma officials are considering setting up a compounding pharmacy to

Regulatory uncertainty and overreach stifling, AG Pruitt says

Norman Transcript-7 hours ago

Oklahoma officials are considering setting up a compounding pharmacy to ... Creating a compounding lab would allow all sides to participate and know a drug's ...

“This case was developed as part of a broader effort by our office to identify and target unscrupulous compounding pharmacies,” said U.S. Attorney Bentley. “Since the beginning of the year, we have been focusing on pharmacies that have abused the TRICARE program and defrauded the government.”

Quoted from press for

United States Settles False Claims Act Allegations Against Jacksonville-Based Compounding Pharmacy for More Than $8 Million

Senate panel advances funding Bill for FDA-The bill contains $20.5 billion in discretionary funding, which is $65 million below the current level and $1.1 billion below President Obama’s request. The bulk of the measure contains $123.3 billion in mandatory funding.

Here

FDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration. U.S. Food & Drug Administration ... Status, Ongoing. Recalling Firm, Abrams Royal Pharmacy II, LLC. City, Plano.

Enforcement Reports > July 15, 2015 - Food and Drug Administration

www.accessdata.fda.gov/.../enforce_rpt-Product-Tabs.cfm?...D...

14 hours ago - FDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration. U.S. Food & Drug Administration ... Status, Ongoing. Recalling Firm, Abrams Royal Pharmacy II, LLC. City, Plano.

Dietary Supplements - Adverse Event Reporting

Dietary Supplements - Adverse Event Reporting

FDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration. U.S. Food & Drug Administration ... Status, Ongoing. Recalling Firm, Abrams Royal Pharmacy II, LLC. City, Plano.

Enforcement Reports > July 15, 2015 - Food and Drug Administration

www.accessdata.fda.gov/.../enforce_rpt-Product-Tabs.cfm?...D...

14 hours ago - FDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration. U.S. Food & Drug Administration ... Status, Ongoing. Recalling Firm, Abrams Royal Pharmacy II, LLC. City, Plano.

FBI — United States Settles False Claims Act Allegations ..compounding pharmacy

FBI — United States Settles False Claims Act Allegations ...

https://www.fbi.gov/.../united-states-settle...

Federal Bureau of Investigation

19 hours ago - JACKSONVILLE, FL—U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that the United States has settled allegations that a Jacksonville-based compoundingpharmacy knowingly billed the government for improper and medically unnecessary compounding pain prescriptions.

FDA may tap Google to beef up drug-safety monitoring: Endo whistleblower nabs $33.6M from feds for 'extraordinary' work in FCA suit

Today's Top Stories
1. Sanofi says sweeping management revamp won't come with job cuts
2. Endo whistleblower nabs $33.6M from feds for 'extraordinary' work in FCA suit
3. Pharma M&A shoots up to $159B for first half, but prices could dampen the mood
4. FDA may tap Google to beef up drug-safety monitoring
5. India's Supreme Court calls drug pricing 'irrational' in lawsuit over access to meds 

More Collaboration, Research Needed to Develop Cures

More Collaboration, Research Needed to Develop Cures

IND Standardbred Trainer Suspended 10 Years

IND Standardbred Trainer Suspended 10 Years

Tom Coburn said Congress is partly to blame for "beating up" the FDA in the past.

http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/FDAGeneral/52614

House lawmakers introduce federal 'right to try' bill

House lawmakers introduce federal 'right to try' bill The "right to try” campaign that would allow terminally ill patients access to potentially lifesaving, yet unapproved drugs is going national. Three House Republicans have introduced a bill that would ban federal regulators from taking action against those seeking access to such therapies.  READ MORE

Senate subcommittee advances $20.5B bill funding Agriculture, FDA ...more work needed some say because no funding relating to compounding and other issues

Senate subcommittee advances $20.5B bill funding Agriculture, FDA ...

The Hill › policy › finance › 247885-sen...

Mobile-friendly - 1 day ago - A Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday advanced a bill that would fund the Department of Agriculture ...

The FY2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill was today given subcommittee approval, making the $143.8 billion measure available for consideration Thursday by the Senate Committee on Appropriations.

Subcommittee Approves FY2016 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The FY2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill was today given subcommittee approval, making the $143.8 billion measure available for consideration Thursday by the Senate Committee on Appropriations.

Read more

DOJ Files Civil Complaint Against Dietary Supplement Maker

The Department of Justice brought enforcement action against a dietary supplement company over alleged safety issues and unlawful disease claims, as the department faces pressure from a bipartisan duo of senators to more  

 www.insidehealthpolicy.com

House Passes Cures Bill With Mandatory NIH/FDA Funding, Policy Rider Language Intact The House passed the 21st Century

hursday, July 16, 2015

House Passes Cures Bill With Mandatory NIH/FDA Funding, Policy Rider Language Intact

The House passed the 21st Century Cures Act 344-77, in the process shooting down amendments that would have made the bill's funding hikes for FDA and the National Institutes of Health discretionary and would have stripped language that subjects the funding to appropriations policy riders. 

---

http://insidehealthpolicy.com/login-redirect-no-cookie?n=84399&destination=node/84399

On Tuesday afternoon this week, the Senate Ag/FDA appropriations subcommittee marked up its FY 16 bill. The top-line is a $40 million increase for FDA, about $10 million more than the House mark.

Senate Ag/FDA Subcommittee Marks Up FY 16 Appropriation Bill ...

strengthenfda.org › 2015/07/15 › senate-...

13 hours ago - On Tuesday afternoon this week, the Senate Ag/FDA appropriations subcommittee marked up its FY 16 bill. The top-line is a $40 million increase for FDA, about $10 million more than the House mark.

Important! The Sixth Circuit Further Defines “Advertisement” Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act 7/14/2015byJoel Gottesman | BakerHostetler

Last month, in a case of first impression, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion finding that unsolicited faxes intended strictly for informational purposes were not “advertisements” and therefore not actionable under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), 47 U.S.C. 227 et. seq.

Sandusky Wellness Center v. Medco Health Solutions, No. 14-4201 (6th Cir. June 3, 2015) concerns Sandusky Wellness Center, a healthcare provider, and Medco Health Solutions, a pharmacy benefit manager that acts as an intermediary between employers, health plan sponsors and drug companies. Services provided by Medco include keeping and updating a list of medicines, known as a formulary, that are available through a given healthcare plan. More

Trainer Sues Compounding Pharmacy, Supplier Over Positives

Trainer Sues Compounding Pharmacy, Supplier Over Positives

Medicare Part D fraud draws scrutiny in House

1. Medicare Part D fraud draws scrutiny in House

   ModernHealthcare.com-Jul 13, 2015

   The hearing follows a flurry of activity drawing attention to the issue, including charges filed against 44 people across the country for Medicare Part D fraud in ...

From Antitrust Law Daily, July 10, 2015 Compounding pharmacy states valid conspiracy claims against prescription benefit manager By Greg Hammond, J.D.

• July 10, 2015
  A compounding pharmacy could move forward with claims that a prescription benefit manager conspired to restrain trade, in violation of the Sherman Act and New York antitrust law. The federal district court in St. Louis determined that the pharmacy ad

  
  

  Compounding pharmacy states valid conspiracy claims against pres

  www.dailyreportingsuite.com/antitrust/news/compounding_pharmacy_state...

  6 days ago - A compounding pharmacy could move forward with claims that aprescription benefit manager conspired to restrain trade, in violation of the Sherman Act and New York antitrust law. T. ... The federal district court in St. Louis determinedthat the pharmacy adequately alleged an unlawful agreement or ...

$12 million healthcare fraud case in downtown Houston

1. 
   

   $12 million healthcare fraud case in downtown Houston

   Healthcare Finance News-Jul 10, 2015

   Six people involved in an alleged $12 million conspiracy to commithealthcare fraud have been arrested in Houston, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, ...

   Six Houston-area residents charged in alleged healthcare fraud
   Texas Dentists for Medicaid Reform (blog)-Jul 10, 2015

   More articles (5)

FCC issues controversial TCPA Declaratory Ruling

FCC issues controversial TCPA Declaratory Ruling

Lexology (registration)-5 hours ago

A “collect call service provider does not make or initiate a call when a caller ... a risk of fraud or identity theft” and information on “steps consumers can take to ... For healthcare calls, the FCC clarifies that the “provision of a phone number to a ...

What You Need to Know About the FCC's July 10th Declaratory ...
JD Supra (press release)-16 hours ago

More articles (37)

Justice Department Ramps Up Corporate Criminal Prosecutions of ...

Justice Department Ramps Up Corporate Criminal Prosecutions of ...

Corporate Crime Reporter-10 hours ago

It means preserving our financial security by fighting fraud. ... the people who have dedicated their careers to bringing safe and healthy food to consumers ... about an issue – food safety – that I and the Department of Justice care deeply about.

Misunderstood Or Fraud? Why Doctors Should Never Recommend Homeopathy

Misunderstood Or Fraud? Why Doctors Should Never Recommend ...

Science 2.0-8 hours ago

Misunderstood Or Fraud? Why Doctors ... Therefore, it seems unreasonable, even unethical, for healthcare professionals to recommend its use." Citation: BMJ ...

Federal agents executing search warrant at Anesthesia Business

Federal agents executing search warrant at Anesthesia Business ...

MLive.com-4 hours ago

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Special Agent Joe Napolitano briefs the media on the latest following a healthcare fraud investigation ...

UPDATE: Federal agents raid Jackson medical business | WLNS
WLNS-3 hours ago

More articles (3)

CMS fraud unit uncovers $820 million in healthcare scams in past 3 ...

1. 
   

   CMS fraud unit uncovers $820 million in healthcare scams in past 3 ...

   Healthcare Finance News-8 hours ago

   In future years, CMS plans to expand the Fraud Prevention System and its algorithms to identify lower levels of non-compliant health careproviders who would ...

   CMS Analytics System Identified $820M in Fraudulent Payments
   Healthcare Informatics-18 minutes ago

   More articles (12)