Prosecutors in several
US states have confirmed
investigations into “widespread
fraud by compounding pharmacies”
which are alleged to have made
illegitimate claims to the health
insurance program which covers
almost 10 million US military
personnel and their families.
According to the Wall Street
Journal, two of the pharmacies
used salespeople who paid doctors
to write prescriptions to patients -
in some cases having not actually
met them in person.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 10 Nov 15 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 10 Nov 15
DEMENTIA Australia has appointed comedian Geraldine Hickey (pictured) as its newest Ambassador, coinciding with the Melbourne Memory Walk & Jog event taking place this Sun.
NEW research from the Monash Addiction Research Centre has highlighted a critical shortfall in the availability of Naloxone, a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdoses, across community pharmacies in Australia’s most populous states.
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