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Pharmacy Owner Convicted of Medicaid Fraud
Last month, a federal jury convicted an Ohio pharmacist Nathanael Thompson, and his operations manager, Salam Ahmad,…
New York Pharmacists Can Dispense Hormonal Contraception Without a Prescription
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an order yesterday allowing New York pharmacists to dispense hormonal contraception…
Novo Nordisk Settles Two Ozempic and Wegovy Copycat Lawsuits
Novo Nordisk announced last month that it settled two lawsuits against two businesses – Cosmetic Laser Professional…
DEA and Morris & Dickson Announce Settlement
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently announced a settlement with pharmaceutical distributor Morris & Dickson Co., LLC…
Pharmacy Outages Triggered by ‘Blackcat’ Ransomware
Hackers from the ‘Blackcat’ ransomeware gang are reportedly behind the February 21st pharmacy outage last month. The…
Colorado’s Implementation of a Canadian Prescription Drug Importation Program
In late January, Colorado Governor Polis announced the Department of Health Care and Financing (DHCF) released an…
Colorado Pharmacy Technician Certification Update – August 2020
Colorado Pharmacy Technicians must be certified by the Board of Pharmacy by August 28, 2020
DEA Sues the Colorado Board of Pharmacy over PDMP Data
Last week, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) sued the Colorado Board of Pharmacy (Board) demanding that the…
FDA and NABP Partnership: Information-Sharing for Drug Compounding
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that it awarded a cooperative grant to the National…
FDA and FTC Issue Joint Warning to Pharmacy Selling Unapproved Products containing CBD
Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a…