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

Family Physicians of St. Joseph

Larger companies now dominate the healthcare landscape, yet through innovation and a dedication to exceptional patient care, Family Physicians of St. They have remained independent and committed to caring for patients as a small practice, all the while introducing new ideas and setting new standards in Michigan’s Great Southwest.

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

FDA Law Blog

86, 72703 (December 22, 2021), DEA emphasized in the Gulf Med decision that prescribing [r]ed flags are circumstances surrounding a prescription that cause a pharmacist to take pause, including signs of diversion or the potential for patient harm. Patients filling prescriptions at the same time at multiple pharmacies. 81, 86, 251.

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

GeriPal

The FDA-approved indications for gabapentin are only for treating patients with partial seizures or postherpetic neuralgia. valproic acid and gabapentin), in nursing homes, particularly patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. There are a lot of reasons that may explain the massive increase in use of these drugs.

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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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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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Loss of DEI Hurts Everyone: Farah Stockman, Ali Thomas, Ken Covinsky

GeriPal

Summary Transcript CME Summary I read Farah Stockmans article in the NYT on why attacks on DEI will cost us all , and thought, Yes, and everyone includes harm to our healthcare workforce, our patients, and their families. Now to the federal government that is going way beyond what I think people truly understand. Well played.

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