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Video New Report: FBI investigating health care fraud allegations in Carmel--compounding pharmacy searched

FBI investigating health care fraud allegations in Carmel: According to federal sources, the FBI and several other agencies are investigating allegations of health care fraud at two Carmel locations.

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FBI conducting investigation in Carmel

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CARMEL, Ind. -- The FBI is conducting an investigation at a home in Carmel. ... The homeowners are listed as Ziad Khader, a pharmacist and Dr. Nazzal, ...

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Federal agents raid home of Carmel pharmacist, dentist

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Investigators from the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) were seen carrying empty white boxes into the home of Dr. Ziad Khader and Dr.

Lawsuit: Health provider, pharmacies took part in fraud

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WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) - A community health provider and a number of pharmacies in Kentucky are being sued for allegedly billing the federal government

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A community health provider in southeastern Kentucky and several pharmacies took part in billing the federal government inflated prices for prescription drugs, ..

Online Pharmacy Bookkeeper Sent to Prison

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Breaking News: FBI and US Postal Investigating another Compounding Pharmacist

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The article noted that ValuScript specialized in prescription compounding, which occurs when pharmacists combine ingredients to create medicine specific to a ...

FDA 483 dated 03/29/2016 for Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy CA Producer of Sterile Drug Products posted 03/30/201

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Providers urge court to forbid statistical sampling in False Claims cases

Several major industry groups have jumped into a case over whether whistle-blowers may use statistical sampling to prove liability in fraud cases, saying allowing such sampling could be “disastrous” for hospitals and other providers.  READ MORE

2015 Oklahoma Pharmacy Law Book

The 2015 Oklahoma Pharmacy Law Book is now available online at  http://ok.gov/pharmacy/Laws_&_Rules/Oklahoma_Pharmacy_Law_Book/index.html

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NOW Health Group recalls six dietary supplements

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PPDC starts consultation on revised standards framework draft

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The Pharmacy Practitioner Development Committee, a profession-wide collaborative forum, has commenced consultation on a revised draft of the profession's ..

Doctors who get pharma money prescribe brand-name drugs ...

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FDA's Draft Guidance Promotes Generic Abuse-Deterrent Opioids

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The FDA has issued a draft guidance that encourages the industry's production of generic versions of opioids with abuse-deterrent formulations, while making ...

FDA Announces Warning Changes to Immediate-Release Opioid ...
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Physician group calls on government to rein in drug prices

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Missouri Senate budget chair says Medicaid would take all state ...

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The company has come under fire for drug price increases and its previous relationship with specialty mail-order pharmacy Philidor Rx Services, which 

Pharmacists Claim Policy Space on Europe's Healthcare ...

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Compounders on Capitol Hill 2016 News - International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists

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March 29, 2016 Compounding the Dilemma over the Permissibility of Office Use Compounding: Congressman Requests Answers to Questions from HHS Secretary Burwell By Karla L. Palmer –

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Public Notification: Propell Platinum contains hidden drug ingredients

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3/28/2016 3:12 pm Texas workers comp office to audit doctors prescribing compound drugs

The Texas Department of Insurance's Division of Workers' Compensation will audit physicians who prescribed compound drugs in an effort to review the quality of health care provided in the state's comp system.

The division is seeking input through April 8 on the development of its Compound Medications Plan-Based Audit, which will ensure physicians adhere to the “medically accepted standards of care for prescribing compound drugs, read more

Texas: Department of Insurance is Preparing to Do Audits Regarding Compounded Drug Use

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KY Court Holds Workers Have a Right to Choose Which Pharmacy Fills Their Prescriptions

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Adamis Pharmaceuticals (ADMP) to Acquire US Compounding in All-Stock Deal

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B.C. Court of Appeal Upholds Regulatory College's By-laws

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Tennessee sees progress in crackdown on prescription painkiller ...

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They are incredibly difficult to compete with on price, as they probably have the lowest costs in the market place. So I constantly wonder why pharmacies are still 

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"The Postal Service is so concerned about rising drug costs and DOL’s inaction that, in October 2015, it requested an adjustment and withheld $68.6 million in payment for its workers’ compensation chargeback bill. According to Postal Service officials, the $68.6 million represented compound drug cost increases potentially attributable to fraud and abuse that OWCP had a duty to prevent. In December 2015, the DOL denied the Postal Service’s request. While Postal Service officials disagreed with the DOL’s determination, they paid the outstanding $68.6 million."

quoted from https://www.uspsoig.gov/document/management-advisory-workers%E2%80%99-compensation-compound-drug-costs

The Postal Service's workers' compensation compound drug costs escalated to over $98.7 million for CBY 2015, a $68.6 million increase

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Mar 14, 2016 - The Postal Service's workers' compensation compound drug costs escalated to over $98.7 million for CBY 2015, a $68.6 million increase over .

Public Notification: ENVY BP contains hidden drug ingredients

03/28/2016 01:47 PM EDT

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use ENVY BP, a product promoted and sold for weight loss on various websites, including www.purelysimpleweightloss.com, and possibly in some retail stores.

US Postal Office of Inspector General Recognizes High Cost of Compounded Drugs is a Problem--Calls for Action

"Compound drugs cost more than other drugs because pharmacies are permitted to bill separately for each ingredient. As more pharmacies began compounding drugs, it created shortages in ingredients, which also increased the drugs’ costs."

read entire report https://www.uspsoig.gov/blog/compounding-problem

"[R]ecent audit report highlighted the huge increase in the U.S. Postal Service’s workers’ compensation costs for compound drugs – an expense that jumped from $30 million to almost $99 million in charge-back year 2015 (July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015). Also, administrative costs for compound drugs increased by $3.6 million to reach $5.1 million. During that time, more than 50,000 Postal Service employees had compound drug prescriptions — nearly three times the number in the previous year. “These unprecedented increases were due to the higher costs of compound drugs, the rising number of compound drug prescriptions, and fraud,” our report said.

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