Collection of Links to some of the key stories on compounded pain creams

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Aspire RX, formerly RX Pro, makes its national debut ...

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Investigation: Insurance billed $18,000 for unwanted pain ...

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CBS News

Feb 23, 2015 - When John Picard got a call from a telemarketer about pain ... CBS This Morning ... for a pain cream; $3,600 for a migraine cream; and nearly $13,000 for a ...produced at Downing Labs -- a compounding pharmacy in Dallas.


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"Free" pain meds for veterans cost taxpayers big bucks ...

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CBS News

May 5, 2015 - CBS Evening News ... In the last year, TRICARE spending oncompounded prescriptions surged from $42 million a month to more than $300 million.... "Compounded pain creams allow these patients to seek relief from their  ...

'CBS Evening News': Correspondent Jim Axelrod ... - Variety

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Variety

May 5, 2015 - 'CBS Evening News' Launches Two-Part Investigation Into Dubious Medicine For ... The creams, which are touted as having the ability to soothe pain and... compounding,” in which drugs are made for specific patients' needs,  ...

CBS News Investigation Uncovers Compound Scheme ...

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Feb 24, 2015 - CBS News Investigation Uncovers Compound Scheme. ... bill thousands of dollars for topical pain creams that don't provide any clinical


Designer pain creams - profitable for compounding ...
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Philadelphia Media Network
Mar 18, 2015 - A CBS News investigation identified one patient whose insurance company was billed over $18,000 for unwanted pain creams.




Pharmacies Turn Drugs Into Profits, Pitting Insurers vs ...
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The New York Times
Aug 14, 2014 - Alarmed by a rapid increase in spending on compounded drugs, like a... Compounded pain creams contain many more ingredients and are 

Pharmacies push pricier drugs to Tricare users - Military Times




www.militarytimes.com/story/military/.../04/...compound.../25535291/

Apr 10, 2015 - ... for Tricare to implement new controls over compounded medication ... to persuade them to apply for specialty prescriptions like pain creams