Nevada Compounding Pharmacy Recalls Its Products
April 19, 2013
A large Southern Nevada compounding and specialty pharmacy that ships its products throughout the United States voluntarily recalled its products due to concerns over product sterility. In a press release issued by Green Valley Drugs on April 5, 2013, Green Valley Drugs announced that it was volu[...]
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What Is A “Compounding Pharmacy”?
October 12, 2012
With the current attention being focused on the fungal meningitis outbreak in the United States that appears to be the result of contaminated epidural steroid injections manufactured by the compounding pharmacy, New England Compounding Center (“NECC”), you may wonder, what is a compou[...]
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Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
October 7, 2012
On October 6, 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that seven people have died as a result of a fungal meningitis outbreak, and 64 people in 9 U.S. states have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis that are linked to the use of contaminated steroid injections (epidu[...]
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Prescription Drug Plan Statistics For 2012
September 17, 2012
Over 99% of employees in the United States who are covered by an employer-sponsored health plan have a prescription drug benefit. Eighty-seven percent of employees covered by an employer-sponsored health plan had a tiered cost-sharing formula for prescription drugs in 2012, with over 75% having t[...]
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Massive New York Medicaid Drug Fraud Alleged
July 19, 2012
Federal prosecutors have charged 48 people in a massive Medicaid drug fraud scheme that cost taxpayers upwards of $500 million. The fraud allegedly involved Medicaid recipients who were prescribed expensive medications who sold their drugs to third-parties for cash. The third-parties then sold th[...]
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Did Zoloft Cause Twins’ Birth Defects?
July 4, 2012
Zoloft is a brand-name antidepressant medication manufactured by the giant pharmaceutical company Pfizer. Zoloft is the brand name for sertraline HCL, which comes in tablet form (25 mg, 50 mg, or 100mg) and as an oral concentrate. Zoloft is approved for use in treating Major Depressive Disorder (M[...]
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Accutane Jury Verdict Upheld
May 11, 2012
Accutane (isotretinoin) is a prescription acne medication manufactured by Hoffman-La Roche that was first introduced in the United States in 1982. Accutane was used to treat severe acne (nodular and/or inflammatory acne) that could not be cleared up by using other acne treatments, such as antibi[...]
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