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Sandoz to Pay $12.64 Million in CMP Settlement with HHS OIG for Misrepresenting Drug Pricing Data to Medicare https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/news-releases/2015/sandoz.asp Contact: HHS OIG Media Communications Media@OIG.HHS.GOV (202) 619-1343 Washington, DC – The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced today that Sandoz Inc. will pay $12.64 million to settle allegations it misrepresented drug pricing data to […]
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Florida Doctor Indicted By Feds For Illegal Pain Meds http://health.wusf.usf.edu/post/florida-doctor-indicted-feds-illegal-pain-meds A northeast Florida doctor has been indicted by a federal grand jury for causing a patient’s death by selling an illegal combination of pain medications. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 56-year-old Russell Sachs is being charged with four counts, including of dispensing and distributing controlled […]
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Pill-ferage: A ‘perfect storm’ hits Tulsa and area pharmacies in 2014 http://newsok.com/pill-ferage-a-perfect-storm-hits-tulsa-and-area-pharmacies-in-2014/article/5401738 After recording only seven pharmacy robberies in 2013, drug stores in the Tulsa area found themselves under fire last year. In 2014, records show, there were at least 43 pharmacy robberies reported in Tulsa County, with some locations falling victim multiple times to […]
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http://fox59.com/2015/03/14/dea-and-local-authorities-arrest-indianapolis-man-accused-of-forging-prescritions/ Federal, state and local authorities arrest Indianapolis man accused of forging prescriptions INDIANAPOLIS,Ind (March 14, 2015)-Federal Drug Enforcement agents along with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and the Indiana State Police arrested a man on drug and forgery charges late Friday evening. Sources close to the investigation say Juwann Williams is believed to be part of […]
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court says walgreens can fire pharmacist over anti-vaccine stance http://www.topsecretwriters.com/2015/03/court-says-walgreens-can-fire-pharmacist-over-anti-vaccine-stance/ However, Walgreens provided a persuasive argument that Prewitt had refused to immunize their customers and this was part of his job description under the new program. This refusal was grounds for demoting the pharmacist. Since Prewitt refused to perform his job and refused to work […]
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How special interests killed Utah’s medical marijuana bill DEA says Utah rabbits ‘cultivated a taste’ for pot On Monday night, Utah’s S.B. 259 died by one flipped vote in the state Senate. Despite overwhelming support from the public and polls evidencing support across all demographics, the bill was killed behind closed doors by special interest […]
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Incompetent Cop Violates Elderly Cancer Patient, Accuses Him & His Wife of Being Drug Mules http://thefreethoughtproject.com/elderly-cancer-patient-pulled-window-tint-interrogated-drug-mule/ Fabricating reason to stop vehicle and unreasonable search and seizure ?
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Opioid Abuse Drops, Then Levels Off About a third of patients successfully defeated the abuse-deterrence mechanism. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Psychiatry/Addictions/50440?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2015-03-13&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyHeadlines&utm_source=ST&eun=g578717d0r Making an abuse-deterrent formulation of OxyContin (oxycodone ) diminished abuse in the short term, but the reductions eventually hit a plateau, researchers found. In a survey of patients being treated for opioid abuse, there was a significant reduction […]
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