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National Anticorruption Directorate …investigation on deals between Romanian doctors and drug companies for cancer drug prescriptions might target 11 of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the local market…. anticorruption prosecutors….targeting... arrangements between doctors and pharma companies.

1. Roche
2. Actavis
3. Pfizer
4. Teva
5. Novartis
6. Alvogen
7. Sandoz
8. Glaxosmithkline
9. Egis
10. Romastru Trading
11. Glenmark

William J. O’Brien.. and Angela Rongione..charged …with running a "pill mill" from O’Brien’s medical offices… charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances…26 counts of illegally distributing oxycodone,…outside …professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose...

Police are looking for a robbery suspect who was wearing a ninja mask and armed with a sword when he demanded cash from a clerk at a Walgreens pharmacy in Placentia, California....the masked suspect had a martial arts-type sword and took off with about $200. The suspect was seen wearing a leather jacket, shirt, jeans and gloves, all of which were black.....

Tyler Redilico, pharmacy student at Rutgers University's Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, talks about a misconception surrounding pharmacists. (video)

CVS Health has entered into two new clinical affiliations with Lawrence Memorial Hospital…Lehigh Valley Health Network… enhance access to patient care, improve health outcomes and lower health care costs.. encourages collaboration between the healthcare providers and MinuteClinic practitioners..

Protesters against the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal outside a Maui resort where negotiators are meeting…pressing to conclude the largest regional trade accord ever,… No issue seems to elicit more passion than pharmaceuticals, where both sides are using the language of life and death…

Jesse Gelsinger died from a medical experiment led by James Wilson (biotechnology pioneer)… Gelsinger was confronting a rare metabolic disorder,..held out hope with an unproven treatment that was supposed to rewrite the young man’s DNA….the therapy killed him.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…announced that they expect the average premium for a basic Medicare Part D prescription drug plan in 2016 to remain stable at about $32.50 per month.

CVS Health Corp. deliberately overcharged some pharmacy customers for generic drugs by submitting claims to their insurance companies at inflated prices, according to a lawsuit...seeks class-action status,... unspecified damages.

California State Board of Pharmacy has suspended the license of a pharmacy technician who was revealed to have stolen the protected health information of approximately 100 patients....data theft was uncovered during a Secret Service raid at the apartment of Nicole Yvonne Flores...