Friday, August 30, 2019

Judge orders pharmacy board to let cannabis dispensary open in Cleveland

https://www.dispatch.com/news/20190826/judge-orders-pharmacy-board-to-let-cannabis-dispensary-open-in-cleveland

Feds file civil complaint against Darien pharmacy, pharmacist By WES WOLFE wwolfe@thebrunswicknews.com Aug 27, 2019

https://thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/feds-file-civil-complaint-against-darien-pharmacy-pharmacist/article_fb7b193e-4536-5044-81c1-4b87bb2b3b83.html

FIRST ON CBS7: MCH pharmacist arrested as part of huge opioid sting in Houston

https://www.cbs7.com/content/news/FIRST-ON-CBS7--MCH--558698491.html

Doctors, pharmacists among 41 busted for massive Houston-area pill mill scheme By Jay R. Jordan Published 3:53 pm CDT, Wednesday, August 28, 2019

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Doctors-pharmacists-among-41-busted-for-massive-14395675.php

Queens pharmacist peddling up to $4M worth of oxycodone pills on black market gets prison time

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-queens-pharmacist-peddling-oxycodone-pills-20190829-tvi4j6vfbfgqvdoqdqp2xe32bq-story.html

How A Little Pharmacy Shop In Tennessee That Touted Its Great Milkshakes Became State’s Largest Opioid Purchaser

https://khn.org/morning-breakout/how-a-little-pharmacy-shop-in-tennessee-that-touted-its-great-milkshakes-became-states-largest-opioid-purchaser/

WIRED: Feds Charge Pharmacy Owner From Paramus In $5M Fraud, Bribery Schemes

https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/paramus/police-fire/wired-feds-charge-pharmacy-owner-from-paramus-in-5m-fraud-bribery-schemes/774776/

Compounded drug linked to horse deaths Posted Aug. 28, 2019

https://www.avma.org/News/JAVMANews/Pages/190915j.aspx

AUGUST 30, 2019 Changes to USP 797, addition of 800 having enormous impact on hospital pharmacies


https://www.pharmacist.com/article/changes-usp-addition-having-enormous-impact-hospital-pharmacies

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Purdue offers up to $12B in opioid talks, reports say. Will that be enough?

Purdue Pharma has reportedly offered up to $12 billion to resolve thousands of opioid lawsuits. The company would hand over some cash and drug royalties and declare bankruptcy, while the Sackler family would pay $3 billion, media reports say.

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

FDA requests recall of sterile compounded drug products produced by Pacifico National Inc., dba AmEx Pharmacy, reminds patients and health care professionals to stop using due to potential risks 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reminding patients and health care professionals not to use drug products intended to be sterile made by Pacifico National Inc., an outsourcing facility doing business as AmEx Pharmacy, in Melbourne, Florida. The drugs—which include compounded ophthalmic products among other drug products — pose unnecessary risks due to significant quality and sterility concerns.  

“When the FDA becomes aware of drugs that have the potential to cause harm to American consumers, we will alert the public, Prior to today’s outreach, AmEx Pharmacy refused to recall all sterile drug products and has not adequately addressed FDA’s concern that it is manufacturing drugs that are not in line with the quality standards we’ve set, putting patients at risk,” said Acting FDA Commissioner Ned Sharpless, M.D. “We urge drug manufacturers and compounders to take appropriate action to ensure quality medicines as the agency continues our efforts to protect public health.”

An FDA inspection of AmEx Pharmacy’s facility found conditions that could cause the company’s drugs to become contaminated or otherwise pose risks to patients. As a result, the agency recommended on June 25that AmEx Pharmacy voluntarily recall all unexpired drugs intended to be ...

Thursday, August 22, 2019

19 hours ago - August 21, 2019 12:09 pm News Staff – Passage of the Drug Quality and Security Act in the wake of a 2012 outbreak of fungal meningitis was a hard-earned victory for public health. But now a policy trickle-down the FDA is considering could unduly restrict family physicians and ...

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

South Jersey woman who recruited state employees in multi-million dollar prescription scam gets 2 years Today 5:36 PM

https://www.nj.com/ocean/2019/08/south-jersey-woman-who-recruited-state-employees-in-multi-million-dollar-prescription-scam-gets-2-years.html
4 hours ago - FDA Wins Court Case to Not Put Vasopressin on Compounding List. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has won a case in the US District Court

Since the NECC Outbreak which state has received the most warning letters, 483 etc. from the FDA? Which has received the most referral letters?

WellRx, LLC (dba HomeRx, LLC), Wheaton, IL
Vitalab Pharmacy, Incorporated (dba Vasco Pharmacy), Phoenix, AZ
US Compounding Inc., Conway, AR
United Pharmacy, LLC, West Palm Beach, FL
Triad Rx, Inc., Daphne, AL
Total Vein Pharmacy, LLC, (dba Total Vein Pharmacy), Houston, TX
The Wellness Center Pharmacy, Inc., (dba Designer Drugs), Chattanooga, TN
RXQ Compounding, LLC, Athens, OH
  • Firm Press Release: RXQ Compounding, LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of All Sterile Products within Expiry and Voluntarily Cessation of Production Due to the Lack of Sterility Process Assurance (06/18/2019)
Rocky Mountain Pharmacy Inc, Bozeman MT
Ranier’s Compounding Laboratory, Jeannette, PA
  • FDA Press Release: Federal court enters consent decree against Ranier's Rx Laboratory and owner for manufacturing purportedly sterile drug products in unsanitary conditions (02/06/2019)
QuVa Pharma Inc. Temple, TX
Puget Sound Drug Corporation, (dba Key Compounding Pharmacy), Federal Way, WA
Professional Arts Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD
Premier Pharmacy Labs, Inc., (dba Rx Nations), Weeki Wachee, FL
  • Firm Press Release: Premier Pharmacy Labs Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of all Unexpired Sterile Drug Product Lots Due to Lack of Sterility Assurance (06/18/2019)
Poulsbo Compounding Pharmacy, LLC, (dba Cascade Specialty Pharmacy), Poulsbo, WA
Pinnacle Compounding, Missoula, MT
Pharmacy Resources Incorporated, Denver, CO
People's Pharmacy, Inc. #2, Austin, TX
Pensacola Apothecary Inc., (dba Everwell Specialty Pharmacy), Pensacola, FL
Pacifico National Inc., (dba Amex Pharmacy), Melbourne, FL
Option Care Enterprises, Inc., (dba Option Care), Little Rock, AR
One Way Drug, LLC, (dba Partell Specialty Pharmacy), Las Vegas, NV
Millers of Wyckoff, Inc., Wyckoff, NJ
Medcraft LLC, Mounds, OK
Maplerose Enterprises, LLC (dba Pencol Pharmacy), Denver, CO
Lifetime Value Pharmacy III Inc., Santa Ana, CA
La Vita Compounding Pharmacy, LLC, San Diego, CA
John's Pharmacy, Inc., Sullivan, IL
Intrathecal Compounding Specialist, LLC, Scott, LA
Infusion Partners, LLC, Canfield, OH
ImprimisRx CA Inc. (dba ImprimisRx), Irvine CA
Health Solutions Pharmacy Center, Inc., Corvallis, OR
Guardian Pharmacy Services, Dallas, TX
  • FDA Press Release: Federal judge enters consent decree against Texas compounder, Guardian Pharmacy Services (03/12/2019)
Front Door Pharmacy, LLC, (dba Pure Pharmacy), Houston, TX
Drug Crafters, L.P., Frisco, TX
Buderer Drug Company Inc. Perrysburg, OH
BMD Skincare, Inc., Canoga Park, CA
Bella Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ARJ Infusion Services, Inc., Lenexa, KS.
Apollo Care LLC, Columbia, MO
Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc. (dba Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy), Flint, MI
Customceutical Compounding, LLC, Phoenix, AZ
CSRX Inc., (dba Rushmore Compounding Pharmacy), Rapid City, SD
Coram Healthcare Corp. of Indiana, Crown Point, IN
Compound Care Pharmacy, Louisville, TX
California Specialty Pharmacy, Inc., Whittier, CA
Custom Compounding Center, Little Rock, AR

Monday, August 19, 2019

Jul 24, 2019 - Summary: Would require the compounding of drug preparations by a ... Summary: Would update several provisions of pharmacy law including alignment of ...... renewal for a veterinary food-animal drug retailer is three hundred thirty dollars.
7 hours ago - Ruling Number: 19MDH59, Ruling Type: Medication/Drug Violation - Animal ...... Rule 7890.0110 Subpart 12 - Compounded Medications on Association Grounds ... Attorney at Law, in a Stewards' hearing at Delaware Park on July 26, 2019
Aug 10, 2019 - This compilation of some of the Pharmacy Laws of North Carolina is provided ..... drug, exclusive of compounding by a drug manufactur