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Prescribing Red Flags and Suspicious Controlled Substance Orders: Current Cautionary Tales

FDA Law Blog

The government asserted additional allegations that are outside our scope. Pharmacists’ Corresponding Responsibility A controlled substance prescription, to be valid, must be issued for “a legitimate medical purpose by an individual practitioner acting in the usual course of [their] professional practice.” Zarzamora Press Release.

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Silence Isn’t Golden: Two Executives Convicted in First Criminal Prosecution Under the Consumer Product Safety Act

FDA Law Blog

According to the government, these companies knew as early as 2012 that their dehumidifiers were defective, in that they could overheat and catch fire. The government charged these individuals with conspiracy (18 U.S.C. § See 15 U.S.C. § 2070. Now, fifteen years later, on Nov. After a brief trial, on Friday Nov.

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Risking It All For a New Business Model at Family Physicians of St. Joe

Family Physicians of St. Joseph

In 2007, Dr. Mancini joined the practice, followed by Dr. Meadows in 2012, and Dr. Gendernalik in 2015. The individuals who make up the practice impact the community in a variety of ways. Eggebrecht joined in 1993, at a time when family doctors still rounded in the hospital and delivered babies.

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Prescribing Red Flags: Pharmacists Be Wary of What the Doctor Orders

FDA Law Blog

For a controlled substance prescription to be effective, that is valid, it must be issued for a legitimate medical purpose by an individual practitioner acting in the usual course of their professional practice. Attorneys Office, Northern District of Illinois, April 21, 2025. 81, 86, 251. 81, 89, 251.

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Does the Drug Shortage White Paper Fall Short?

FDA Law Blog

The White Paper notes that of the 123 drugs in shortage in January 2024, a quarter were first reported in shortage prior to 2020, with the oldest dating back to 2012, and shortages were experienced across therapeutic areas; analgesics/anesthetics (17%), anti-infective (12%), and cardiovascular (13%) products comprised 42% of shortages.

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Gabapentinoids – Gabapentin and Pregabalin: Tasce Bongiovanni, Donovan Maust and Nisha Iyer

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I also heard that if you look at all individuals in the US, about 4% of individuals are taking one of the gabapentinoids, 10% over 65. There was this big thing called the CMS National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care, started in 2012. We should be able to trust all the data that comes from our governing board.

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Identifying and Resolving Red Flags: DEA Continues to “Run it Up the Flagpole”

FDA Law Blog

DEA regulations state that a pharmacist has a corresponding responsibility not to fill a prescription unless it is issued for a “legitimate medical purpose by an individual practitioner acting in the usual course of [their] professional practice.” 12, 2012) (quoting Bob’s Pharmacy & Diabetic Supplies; Revocation of Registration, 74 Fed.

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