Legal News

A DEA final rule allows prescribers to order narcotics for up to 100 patients at one time for detoxification purposes.

CMS announed the names of the 325 winning suppliers that have signed contracts with Medicare to provide DMEPOS.

FDA will review claims data from Medicare and other sources to identify unsafe drugs and devices.

A suit has been filed to put a stop to the Medicare competitive bidding program for durable medical supplies.

AMCP has sent a letter to Senate leaders strongly objecting to Section 176 of S. 3101.

Eight community pharmacies have filed suit to stop Medi-Cal reimbursement cutbacks from taking effect on July 1.

To better ward off blows by the FDA to compounding pharmacists, IACP has established a satellite office at NCPA's headquarters.

Some pharmacists think CDC is doing a good job selecting the right strain for the flu vaccine, others don't think so.

Wal-Mart expands the number of discounted drugs it is offering in Colorado after a new pricing law is passed.

A study from the Office of the Inspector General of the department of Health & Human Services finds problems for dual-eligible residents of nursing facilities with Medicare Part D.

The feds have issued two guidances related to the use of drugs for the influenza pandemic.

Two letters signeed by 132 members of Congress urge a delay in the Medicare bidding program for home medical equipment.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is offering hardship payments for providers with cash flow problems related to the National Provider Identification numbers.

A demonstration is planned today in Manhattan to protest against cuts in drug reimbursement that take effect on July 1.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has turned down a proposal from Louisiana to increase the state's Medicaid dispensing fee to more than $10.

The state of Connecticut has joined in the class-action suit against McKesson, First DataBank, and Medi-Span over inflated average wholesale prices.

The agency releases alert to transition patients to new albuterol inhalers by year's end.

A new settlement has been proposed in the average wholesale price suit against First DataBank, McKesson, and Medi-Span.

The Ohio Board of Pharmacy is investigating the Cardinal distribution center in Findlay, Ohio, for distributing large amounts of controlled substances to an Internet pharmacy.

Two former CVS executives have been acquitted of bribing a Rhode Island state senator for legislative favors.

Three Miami area doctors and six others were charged for defrauding Medicare.

A California man faces incarceration and a hefty fine for selling drugs over the Internet without the proper safeguards in place.

CMS issues a final rule letting researchers and HHS access Part D claims data for research purposes.

SEI Pharmaceuticals' Xiadafil VIP Tabs are being recalled for containing a substance that could hurt patients.

Express Scripts has agreed to pay 28 states and the District of Columbia $9.3 million to settle charges that it switched cholesterol-lowering drugs for financial gain.

CMS will need more time before it issues a final rule on conditions for hospices to participate in Medicare and Medicaid.

A California man faces incarceration and a hefty fine for selling drugs over the Internet without the proper safeguards in place.

FDA warns about the dangers in Mommy's Bliss Nipple Cream.