- Pharmacy Tech Sold Vicodin for Gas Money (pharmacytimes.com)
Publix pharmacy technician has been fired and arrested after confessing to stealing Vicodin to pay for her gas money and other car expenses….she had been stealing the tablets…for about a year…She allegedly sold the pills to children…
- New mission for retired military dogs (chaindrugreview.com)
…retired military dogs that spent years working in war zones are putting their noses to new uses by helping police in the U.S. combat methamphetamine and other drugs, thanks in part to financial support from Westport Pharmaceuticals...
- Former Silk Road Task Force Agent Pleads Guilty to Extortion, Money Laundering and Obstruction (justice.gov)
Ex-DEA Agent Used Undercover Status to Fraudulently Obtain Digital Currency Worth Over $700,000...pleaded guilty today to extortion, money laundering and obstruction of justice, which he committed while working as an undercover agent investigating Silk Road,...
- Former DEA Employee Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Credit Card Fraud Scheme (justice.gov)
…sentenced today to two years in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase & Co…using fraudulently issued government credit cards… to pay restitution in the amount of $113,841.
- Baltimore Man Finally Charged With Arson of CVS (weeklystandard.com)
Baltimore man has finally been charged with arson for setting ablaze a CVS pharmacy during..riots in April.
- Permanent Injunction Issued Against Drug Manufacturing Company (pharmacytimes.com)
US Department of Justice,...entered the decree against Acino Products…Neither Rectacort-HC, nor GRx HiCort 25 have been approved…also do not have adequate directions for use,.. Even after several warnings… company continued to make and ship the unapproved products,..
- Prosecutor baffled by doctor’s sealed records in child porn case (reviewjournal.com)Sealed sex crimes case against doctor leaves unanswered questions (reviewjournal.com)
Confusion reigned in Clark County District Court...all parties tried to determine how and why records of a sex crime case involving a Las Vegas doctor were sealed in 2006.
- Unapproved Otic Products Subject to FDA Seizure (pharmacytimes.com)
FDA is taking enforcement actions against manufacturers and distributors of unapproved prescription eardrops…products claim to relieve ear pain, infection, and inflammation, but have not been evaluated for safety, effectiveness, and quality…the products’ labels do not disclose that they lack FDA approval, health care professionals may be unaware of related risks.
- Top 20 States for Pharmacy Robberies (drugtopics.modernmedicine.com)
…the number of pharmacy armed robberies across the country increased during the first five months of 2015,…382 pharmacy armed robberies (76.4 per month) reported between January 2015 and June 2015 is ahead of 2014’s pace of 69.16 robberies per month.
- Novartis (NVS) Stock Declines as U.S. Seeks $3.35 Billion Fine (thestreet.com)
Novartis shares are down 0.42% to $98.11 in after the U.S. government filed papers saying that the company should pay fines of up to $3.35 billion over the alleged kickbacks the company used to boost the sales of two drugs…violated the False Claims Act and received improper reimbursements for…Exjade and...Myfortic...