While this is not a new case, nevertheless it must be revisited to remind the importance of verifying all licensure, credentials, and records of pharmacy employees. This straightforward and easy step could potentially save pharmacies millions of dollars, as this case and many enforcement actions illustrate.
Earlier this year, Walgreens agreed to pay $7.5 million
Many prescribers’ offices are closed due to the coronavirus outbreak, leaving many pharmacies unable to obtain fill authorizations for patients.
Under California law, pharmacies may refill prescriptions without prescriber authorization if:
Do you purchase test strips from suppliers authorized by manufacturers to distribute these products? If not, you may face significant chargebacks and contractual termination when PBMs audit your pharmacy’s test strips invoices.
Virtually all PBM require test strips to be purchased from the suppliers expressly authorized by manufacturers to distribute their products. Most PBM manuals
Many pharmacies ask if they need to notify PBMs of a disciplinary action and if so, when? Many fear that PBMs may terminate their contracts with the pharmacy. As a result, only some end up providing notices, while some are terminated for failure to provide a timely notice of a disciplinary action.
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The California State Board of Pharmacy has published an inspection checklist to guide pharmacies on what to inspect during an inspection.
The brochure elaborates on the process to be followed by the inspector. For example, the inspector must provide the pharmacy with:
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court extended the time in which a private party may bring a suit under the False Claims Act (FCA). The decision – United States ex rel. Hunt v. Cochise Consultancy – extended the statute of limitation to bring an FCA action up to 10 years from the date of the
Despite many articles, seminars, and educational opinions written on compliance and legal implications of dispensing, ordering, and storing controlled substances, it still remains the number one reason for disciplinary actions across the nation. This article focuses on the most cited violations of state or federal laws pertaining to working with the controlled substances.
In 2015, the owner and pharmacist-in-charge of Lane Pharmacy passed away. The Pharmacy, however, carried on as nothing had happened. Allegedly, the Pharmacy continued to operate without a pharmacist. This “unusual” Pharmacy operated until 2017, when the California Board of Pharmacy received a complaint that non-licensed individuals were dispensing medications. The Board investigation revealed that
This month, I will be presenting a series of webinars organized by Nova Biomedical aimed to educate healthcare practitioners on what constitutes off-label use of blood-glucose meters (BGM). My part of the presentation will focus on the risks associated with the off-label use of BMGs and the ways to avoid potential liabilities.
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The FDA has issued its first warning letter under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) to McKesson Corp. for tampering with opioid medications.
The FDA said the distributor didn’t address several instances of reported drug tampering for medications including opioids and treatments for HIV, seizures, bipolar disorder and high blood pressure.