Drug Distribution & Wholesalers

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 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…

The importance of choosing the right wholesaler cannot be underestimated. With so much emphasis on compliance, a pharmacy cannot succeed if it partners with a wholesaler that does not understand pharmacy business and the requirements placed on pharmacies by PBMs, Boards, and federal agencies. Pharmacy’s profitability largely depends on its wholesalers. Therefore, an effective and …

A physician and his wife were recently sentenced to pay fines of $7,500 and $3,000, respectively, for receiving in interstate commerce and delivering misbranded drugs, a misdemeanor. Read the Department of Justice’s summary of the case here.

The physician specialized in the treatment of cancer patients. His wife was managing the practice and was responsible …

The FDA has extended the deadline for manufacturers, repackagers, and other distributors to place a drug product identifier at the individual package level for each product introduced into interstate commerce.

Beginning November 27, 2017, manufacturers are required to “affix or imprint a product identifier to each package and homogenous case of product intended to be …

The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) is also known as Track-and-Trace law. It creates a system to identify and trace certain prescription drugs to improve detection and removal of potentially dangerous products from the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain.  The DSCSA has two parts.
 
Phase I is product tracing. Manufacturers, wholesalers, repackagers, and many

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