Legal News

Two IRS criminal investigators caution pharmacists about healthcare fraud.

More bills are being proposed that bar pharmacists from substituting antiepileptic drugs and immunosuppressants.

The GPhA annual meeting featured speakers dicussing the challenges and opportunities in the generic industry in 2008.

Michigan pharmacists push ballot initiative prohibiting insurance companies from requiring state residents to use mail-order pharmacies.

The House of Representatives has followed the Senate in passing long-awaited mental health parity legislation.

Pharmacists divided over whether Medicare should require e-prescribing.

Louisiana hospital pharmacy under investigation

The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention recommends influenza vaccine for all children six months to 18 years old.

A bill in the West Virginia Senate requires a pharmacist in charge to supervise the dispensing of drugs in health clinics.

Oklahoma considers bill aimed at protecting pharmacies during audits.

The California Pharmacists Association backs universal health insurance plan.

New York governor proposes bulk prescription drug purchasing and a discount Rx Card in a new budget proposal.

CMS announces second phase of Medicare competitive bidding program for DMEPOS

A proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services encourages prescription drug plans to offer reduced premium plans for low-income subsidized patients.

There are new guidelines issued by NCCN that make recommendations on how to treat multiple myeloma.

The revision emphasizes training and competency of pharmacists.

The risk for fatal medication errors is highlighted in an important new warning within a revised produt label for Heparin Sodium Injection.

Nine Miami defendants in strike force cases sentenced for Medicare fraud

To settle a suit filed by New Jersey authorities, two online pharmacies must pay a fee and stop dispensing drugs to state residents

Bill seeks to prohibit cigarette sales in New York supermarkets with pharmacies

Some pharmacists feel that record-keeping is unduly burdensome and the process has not reduced the production of methamphetamines.

DEA issues new rules governing schedule II narcotics prescriptions and forms and suspends the license for two Cardinal Healthcare distrubtion centers.

At its 2008 midyear meeting, ASHP reemphasized its intent to push for the accreditatin of technician training programs and postgraduate training of residents.

Most Medicare providers and beneficiaries are unaware of the provision for comparative effectiveness research which is part of the Medicare Modernization Act. Politicians, policymakers, and manufacturers view it as a key initiative for the future of Medicare and beyond.

CMS announces accreditation deadlines for Part B DMEPOS suppliers

New rule requires pharmacies to provide patients with a toll-free number to report adverse events.

NACDS and NCPA win a key victory in their legal battle against the AMP rule when a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against CMS

DEA proposes a rule that would create a new format for ordering Schedule I and/or II controlled substances.