Posts Tagged ‘prescriptions’

CVS Agrees to Pay Millions to Settle Allegations of Filling Forged Prescriptions

Earlier this year, CVS paid $8 million for alleged violations of the Controlled Substance Act in its Maryland pharmacies. Last week, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced that CVS has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle allegations that its pharmacists filled forged prescriptions, mostly for addictive painkillers, between 2011 and…

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FDA Warning Letters Sent to California and Kentucky Compounders

The FDA recently issued two warning letters to compounders in California and Kentucky for violating current good manufacturing practices related to sterility. Ionia Pharmacy, based in Tustin, California, and Spoonamore Drug Co., located in Louisville, Kentucky, were both issued warning letters for deficiencies in: Producing sterile drug products and putting patients at risk, Not receiving…

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Colorado Board of Pharmacy Considering Rule Amendments to Address Medical Board Telehealth Guidelines

As previously discussed on the Baer Law Blog in August, the Colorado Medical Board (Medical Board) adopted Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Telehealth Technologies in the Practice of Medicine (Guidelines). The Medical Board defined telehealth as: “‘a mode of delivery of health care services through telecommunications systems, including information, electronic, and communication technologies, to…

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California & Oregon Pharmacy Update: Pharmacists and Birth Control

In 2016, groundbreaking laws in California and Oregon will allow women to obtain hormonal contraceptive pills, patches and rings directly from pharmacists without a doctor’s prescription — a change many say is more convenient and likely a less expensive option than going to the doctor. Presently, a doctor’s prescription for hormonal contraceptive products is required,…

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Analyzing Colorado 2014 Prescription Drug Outlet Disciplinary Actions: Repeated Deficiencies

Baer Law recently completed an analysis of thirty-two (32) separate disciplinary actions against Colorado Prescription Drug Outlets (PDOs) by the Colorado State Board of Pharmacy (Board). The Board registers and licenses pharmacy businesses, both in-state and out-of-state, including: Prescription Drug Outlets; Wholesale distributors of prescription drugs; Manufacturers of prescription drugs; Other outlets; and Limited licenses.…

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Colorado Pharmacy Legislation Update: Modifying the PDMP

HB14-1283: Modify Prescription Drug Monitoring Program HB14-1283 modifies the electronic prescription drug monitoring as follows: The dissemination of automatic reports to prescribers and pharmacies when a patient meets a defined threshold that takes into account the number of prescribers and pharmacies visited within a certain timeframe. Reports started in September 2014. Allows a prescribing practitioner…

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University to Install Prescription Drug Vending Machine on Campus

Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe, Arizona, is installing a vending machine for prescription medications after the closure of its on-campus pharmacy two months ago. Minneapolis-based InstyMeds will reportedly start dispensing medications in the ASU Health Service Building within a couple of weeks.  ASU would be only the second university to get an InstyMeds machine, which…

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