Archive for July 2014
Corresponding Responsibility: A Pharmacist's Obligation to Understand
Why is understanding corresponding responsibility important to me as a practicing pharmacist? In short, enforcement actions against pharmacies occur most often when pharmacists fail to exercise their corresponding responsibility as addressed by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) in its regulations (21 CFR 1306.04) which state: “A prescription for a controlled substance to be effective must be…
Read MoreFedEx and Online Pharmacy Issues
The blitz against online pharmacies was launched in 2005 and has resulted in dozens of arrests, thousands of websites being shut down, and tens of millions of dollars and medications seized worldwide as investigators expand their search. FedEx Corporation (FedEx) appears to be the latest company accused in a federal probe involving illegal online pharmacies.…
Read MoreBiosimilar and Interchangeable Products: Massachusetts Enacts New Law
Biosimilar drugs are biological drugs that are similar but not identical to a referenced biological or branded product. Approximately four years ago, Congress passed the “Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act” (BCPIA) which granted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a pathway for approval of biological products that are interchangeable with a referenced or branded…
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