Latest Drugs Headlines
All the headlines from our Drugs Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Walgreens Paying $106.8 Million to Settle Prescription Billing Fraud Charges
Sep 16 2024 // Walgreens Boots Alliance agreed to pay $106.8 million to settle charges it fraudulently billed the U.S. government for prescriptions that were never dispensed, the Department of Justice said on Friday. The Justice...
Medical Marijuana User Fired After Drug Test Loses Unemployment Benefits Appeal
Aug 26 2024 // A Vermont man who was fired from his job after he said a random drug test showed he used medical marijuana while off duty for chronic pain has lost his appeal to the Vermont Supreme Court over unemployment benefits. Ivo...
Medicare Prescription Drug Costs: Strategies for Managing Expenses
Aug 20 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by PCF Insurance Services. PCF Senior Benefits Practice Leader, Jason Milz, shares how partnering with a licensed insurance agent helps you effectively manage and reduce your...
PCF Transportation Offers a Look at the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
Aug 16 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by PCF Insurance Services. PCF Transportation Practice Leader, Tim Good, leads a discussion with Erika Wilson, Producer from Good’s Insurance, a PCF company, about the...
What You Need to Know About 2024 Federal Prescription Reform
Aug 2 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by PCF Insurance Services. PCF VP of Operations Benefits, Kirk Benson, teamed up with Joey Mattingly, Vice Chair of Research at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy, to discuss...
Hospital to Pay $300K to Resolve Drug Recordkeeping Allegations
Jul 8 2024 // A New Hampshire hospital has agreed to pay $300,000 to resolve allegations that it violated federal law by failing to keep accurate records of controlled substances, including opioids, the U.S. attorney’s office...
Report: Cost of Prescriptions in Workers’ Comp on The Rise
Jun 3 2024 // While overall utilization is trending downward, cost of prescriptions in workers’ compensation is on the rise, driven by “high-dollar topical agents” that primarily come from out-of-network channels, as...
Medical Cannabis User Fired After Failing Drug Test Appeals Denial of Job Benefits
Jun 3 2024 // A Vermont man who lost his job after he said a random drug test showed he had used medical marijuana off duty for chronic pain has appealed to the Vermont Supreme Court saying he should not have been denied a portion of...
Zantac Not a Cause of Woman’s Cancer, Jury Says in First Trial Over Drug
May 24 2024 // A jury in Chicago on Thursday rejected an Illinois woman’s claim that the now discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused her colon cancer, in the first trial out of thousands of lawsuits making similar...
Bronx Firefighter Who Collapsed in Burning Home Likely Saved by Smoke Inhalation Drug
May 20 2024 // Officials credited a smoke inhalation drug for likely saving the life of a New York City firefighter who fell unconscious and stopped breathing while battling a house blaze Friday. The firefighter was one of three injured...
Medical Marijuana Law Does Not Impair Employers’ Right to Drug-Free Workplace
May 6 2024 // A Connecticut employer has the right to terminate an employee who is impaired by medical marijuana in the workplace. The Connecticut Appellate Court on March 19 upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against a nonprofit...
South Florida ‘Butt Lift’ Surgery Clinic Linked to 15 Drug-Resistant Bacteria Infections
May 1 2024 // Florida and federal health officials have determined that 15 infections from drug-resistant bacteria have been linked to a south Florida clinic that performed Brazilian “butt lift” surgeries in 2022 and...
Canada’s London Drugs Shuts Pharmacies After Cyber Incident
Apr 29 2024 // Pharmacy chain London Drugs Ltd. shut dozens of stores in western Canada on Sunday following a cyber incident. The chain discovered it was the victim of a cybersecurity incident on Sunday, a representative said by email,...
Report: Air Ambulance Crew Administered Drug to Balloon Pilot After Arizona Crash That Killed 4
Apr 9 2024 // Authorities trying to determine whether drugs were involved in a fatal hot air ballon crash in Arizona released an amended autopsy report stating an anesthetic was administered to the pilot by an air ambulance company...
Medical Marijuana Law Does Not Impair Employers’ Right to Drug-Free Workplace
Mar 22 2024 // A Connecticut employer has the right to terminate an employee who is impaired by medical marijuana in the workplace. The Connecticut Appellate Court on March 19 upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against a nonprofit...
Case Dismissed: Appeals Court Slams Expert Witness in Diabetes Drug Lawsuits
Feb 15 2024 // Multi-district litigation over the diabetes drug saxagliptin, a case that combined more than 80 suits from around the country, has failed because the plaintiffs’ sole expert witness was unreliable and did not show a...
Johnson & Johnson Worker’s Lawsuit Alleges Company Overpaid for Drugs
Feb 8 2024 // Johnson & Johnson was sued by an employee who said the company’s health plan wasted workers’ money by paying inflated prices for prescription drugs. In one instance, the health plan agreed to pay more than...
Hacking Allegations Expose E-Prescription System Cyber Risk
Jan 29 2024 // Scammers hacked into doctors’ electronic prescribing accounts, wrote tens of thousands of bogus orders for addictive drugs, then had runners pick them up from pharmacies in multiple states so they could be illegally...
FDA Allows Florida to Import Cheaper Drugs From Canada
Jan 5 2024 // (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday it had authorized Florida to directly import prescription drugs from Canada, where prices of medicines are cheaper. The regulator said it was...
Former Florida Adjuster Sentenced to Five Years in Robbing of Tampa Drug Dealers
Dec 13 2023 // A former Florida claims adjuster has been sentenced to five years in prison and three years of probation for her role in a scheme to rob alleged drug dealers in the Tampa area. Jasmine Weber, 28, of Tampa, a former...
