Legal News

The Government Accountability Office urged Health & Human Services to prioritize practice recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention in order to prevent hospital infections.

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association criticize the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' interim final rule on multiple-source drugs.

The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud has issued a report about the harmful effects of insurance fraud and what actions can be taken to prevent it from occurring.

Insmed has received a questionnaire from House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Health on develdoping legislation to establish a follow-on biologics regulatory pathway.

CMS will require Medicare Advantage annd prescription drug plan sponsors in the Medicare Part D program, cover more HIV retrovirals, include more MTM data, and specify prior authorization requirements.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a new definition of multi-source drugs

John Lemberger gives his point of view about a failure to counsel citation from the Wisconsin Board of Pharmacy

The National Governors Association will recommend that a cross-state cooperative pharmacist licensure system be created so that pharmacists can practice across state/territorial lines.

Pharmacies fight back after pressure from the Drug Enforcement Administration has forced Cardinal Healthcare and other wholesaler drug distributors to implement systems to stop drug diversion

Thirteen percent of all eligible prescriptions are transmitted electronically in Massachusetts.

Walter Jones has received the endorsement from the National Community Pharmacists Association in his primary battle for the rural North Carolina House district.

A Drug Topics survey finds that most think FDA could use more funding to redress its deficiencies.

Miami Medicare billing service owner sentenced to 10 years in prison for Medicare fraud.

A Government Accountability Office report urges the Department of Defense to make more use of mail order to slow its drug spending.

Congress is considering a bill that toughens the controlled substance distribution standards that online pharmacies must meet, while Indiana passes a law to combat illegitimate Internet pharmacies.

A new Rx card will enable needy patients in New Jersey to get discounts of up to 50% off their prescription drugs.

The owners of two Miami-based healthcare corporations were sentenced to 63 and 56 months in prison for their roles in separate Medicare fraud schemes

A pharmacist and nurse have created a Web site, Medicaresaver.com, to help seniors find a cost-effective Medicare Part D plan

Tabula Rasa Strategies to offer medication therapy management consulting services.

The Generic Pharmaceutical Association looks at biologics, citizen petitions, patent reform, trade policy, and other key issues.

The California Board of Pharmacy has announced that it will delay implementation of its electronic pedigree requirements until 2011.

Another group, the Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America, is going green

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center must pay a fine of $25,000 for drug errors related to heparin overdose

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy applauds President Bush for focusing on illegal Internet sales of prescription drugs

Arizona Senate approves smoking cessation treatments for state Medicaid beneficiaries

Congress informs CMS that Medicare durable medical equipment bidding program may harm small businesses

CVS reaches $36.7 million settlement agreement on retail dispensing practices for ranitidine.

An Illinois bill would prohibit the sale of tobacco in stores that have an in-store health clinic.