$45 Million Fine For Par Pharmaceutical Companies
For illegal marketing of Megace ES (anti-HIV medication), Par Pharmaceutical Companies pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $45 million settlement to resolve civil and criminal…
Drugs
Surprise Inspections For Compounding Pharmacies In Massachusetts
The U.S. Department of Public Health found the issues during the non-planned inspections to those pharmacies, caused by concerns about increasing medications contamination risk. All…
Painkiller Approval By The FDA
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 15,000 people die each year from overdoses caused by prescription medication. Painkillers are the top…
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…
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…