Cancer Drug Ineffective Substitute
The ABC News Medical Unit and Dr. Richard Besser recorded a series of reports about shortages of medications used to treat cancer. They noticed that…
2012
The U.S. Doctor Was Ordering Unapproved Drugs
Dr. William Kincaid, of Johnson City, Tennessee, and his manager, Michael Dean Combs were convicted in cases of using non-approved medications during their practice by…
Doctor Is Suited For Clozapine Prescribing
Dr. Michael J. Reinstein, 69, allegedly made thousands of clozapine (a potent psychotropic medication) orders for his mentally ill patients in area nursing homes. On…
Same Drug And Huge Difference In Prices
Summer Shaw was shocked when her prescription was filled. Shaw’s doctor prescribed her 60-day supply of her medication. Unfortunately, she could obtain only 30-day supply…
New England Compounding Center Clean Pharmacy Report
The New England Compounding Center (NECC) sent its customers a “Quality Assurance Report Card” telling consumers about the cleanliness of NECC laboratories, despite the fact…
Meningitis Outbreak Caused By The Compounding Pharmacy
According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report in 2003, nearly 10% of medications administered in the U.S. are made by compounding pharmacies. State…
BeSafeRx Campaign Launched By The FDA
Legal online pharmacies that are located in the United States have a license from their state pharmacy board, have a licensed personnel, like a pharmacist…
Lawsuits From KV Pharmaceuticals
KV Pharmaceuticals, the Bridgetown-based pharmaceutical company that specializes in producing women healthcare solutions is trying to suit state and federal agencies. According to KV, those…
Higher Prices From Drug-Dispensing Physicians
According to the Workers Compensations Research Institute (WCRI) study, which was published in July this year, patients pay up to 3 times more to physicians…
$268,038 penalty for Marra’s pharmacy
Marra’s pharmacy agreed to pay about $268 thousand to settle a penalty from Health Department’s Office of Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG). This pharmacy is run…