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Rite Aid pays $5M to resolve Controlled Substances Act violations
Chain store giant Rite Aid Corp. and nine of its subsidiaries in eight states have agreed to pay $5 million to settle charges that the company violated provisions of the federal Controlled Substances... Read more...
Walgreen plans to sell bundled healthcare package to employers
Here's an interesting wrinkle in the chain drugstores' race to sell outpatient services (such as retail clinics and on-site clinics for employers). Walgreen Co. has announced plans to begin marketing... Read more...
Study: Prescription leaflets vary widely in quality
New research sponsored by the FDA has concluded that the quality of information in leaflets accompanying new prescriptions varies widely, and in some cases doesn't convey critical instructions. While... Read more...
Just say no: More doctors and medical centers banning drug samples
The drug samples that pharmaceutical reps give out seem like a great idea to some--particularly when it comes to helping poor patients get their drugs. But more and more doctors' offices and medical... Read more...
CT sues McKesson for allegedly inflating drug prices
The Connecticut attorney general's office is suing pharmaceutical distributor McKesson Corp., contending that it's been illegally inflating the average wholesale price of more than 400 brand-name... Read more...
Coalition files suit to block CA Medi-Cal cuts
Nobody's happy when the state cuts reimbursement rates for a program that already doesn't pay so well. But when California threatened to cut rates 10 percent for Medi-Cal, its program for the poor, a... Read more...
Airport clinics, pharmacies become more common
Increasingly, pharmacies and clinics are opening at U.S. airports, hoping to catch travelers with last-minute health needs who don't have time to leave the terminal. And with airports hungering for... Read more...
Walgreen goes into work-site clinic business
Pharmacy giant Walgreen Co. has said that it will buy two companies that operate work-site health centers, creating a new division to manage health centers and pharmacies at large companies.... Read more...
WI database tracks painkiller prescriptions
A Wisconsin county has taken steps to establish a database allowing area doctors to determine whether a patient has been "doctor shopping" to obtain multiple prescriptions of painkillers. Doctors... Read more...
WA attempts prescription data mining ban
So far, states have been facing vigorous industry opposition to proposed limits collecting physician prescription data, but that hasn't stopped Washington state from making its own attempt. Lawmakers... Read more...
