Latest Drugs Headlines
All the headlines from our Drugs Topic Page, ordered by recency.
California Attorney General Seeks Drug Database Funds
Apr 17 2013 // Legislation that would provide funding for California’s substance-abuse tracking system has passed its first committee. The database lets doctors and pharmacists quickly review patients’ substance history. The...
FDA Finds Safety Issues at Specialty Pharmacies
Apr 16 2013 // The Food and Drug Administration says it has uncovered potential safety problems at 30 specialty pharmacies that were inspected in the wake of a recent outbreak of meningitis caused by contaminated drugs. The agency said...
State Intelligence Report Highlights Threats to Texas
Apr 2 2013 // While organized crime is seen as the most significant public safety threat in Texas, drunk driving, natural disasters, terrorism, industrial accidents and cyber security also are among the major threats that keep lawmakers...
FDA Warns on Georgia Compounding Pharmacy Recall
Mar 25 2013 // The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors that a Georgia-based compounding pharmacy is recalling dozens of lots of the Roche drug Avastin after receiving reports of eye infections among patients. The FDA said...
Supreme Court to Hear Drugmakers’ ‘Pay for Delay’ of Generic Products Case
Mar 22 2013 // The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday over whether big drug companies can settle patent litigation with generic rivals by making deals to keep cheaper products off the market. U.S. and state regulators say...
DUI Case Puts Spotlight on Kentucky State Police Lab Tests
Mar 22 2013 // The Jefferson County Attorney’s Office says a judge’s decision to acquit a Louisville woman of an impaired driving charge shows the shortcomings of Kentucky State Police lab tests. The Courier-Journal reported...
How Benefit Professionals Can Help Small Public Entities Save When Complying With GASB 45
Mar 11 2013 // The sluggish economy has left many struggling in recent years – individuals, families, small businesses, large corporations, states, and even entire countries. One group that’s been particularly hard hit –...
Nevada Measure Would Create Liability For Addictive Drugs
Mar 8 2013 // A bill that would allow patients addicted to prescription drugs to sue the doctors who prescribed the medication – and the drug’s makers – was met with stiff opposition Wednesday in a Nevada legislative...
Report Suggests Compounders Adapted to California Price Controls
Feb 25 2013 // Think California’s new workers’ compensation reform law addressed just about every aspect of an unwieldy system which, few would argue, desperately needs fixing? Think again. A report on compounding drugs...
Bill Would Expand Definition of DUI in Oregon
Feb 25 2013 // Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would expand the definition of drunken driving to include prescription drugs and synthetic substances that mimic drugs. Currently “intoxicants” cover only alcohol,...
Oklahoma Panel Clears Prescription Drug Regulation Bill
Feb 21 2013 // Calling it a matter of public safety, a state lawmaker convinced an Oklahoma House committee to extend state oversight to companies that act as a middleman between pharmacies and people filling prescriptions through their...
Administration Issues Final Rule on Minimum Benefits Under Obamacare
Feb 21 2013 // The Obama administration on Wednesday issued its long-awaited final rule on what states and insurers must do to provide the essential health benefits required in the individual and small-group market beginning in 2014...
Bill Deadline in California Legislature Promises a Few Insurance Issues
Feb 20 2013 // It’s human nature to wait until the last minute to take care of business, and California legislators are a great example of that. The deadline to introduce bills in the Assembly and Senate is just over a day away:...
Oklahoma Bill Would Regulate Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Feb 13 2013 // A bill introduced in the Oklahoma Legislature seeks to regulate pharmacy benefit managers State Rep. David Derby (R-Owasso) and state Sen. Rob Standridge (R-Norman) introduced House 2100, to bring pharmacy benefit managers...
Doctors Defend Physician-Dispensed Drugs for Workers’ Comp
Feb 11 2013 // Florida physician groups are claiming that the cost of physician-dispensed prescription drugs in workers’ compensation claims is far less than has been reported and that physicians are being unfairly singled out...
Florida’s Workers’ Comp Market Outlook Remains Positive
Feb 11 2013 // The outlook for Florida’s workers’ compensation market continues to be strong as a competitive market offers affordable rates, although costs could be reduced further if the state addressed prescription drug...
Dallas-Based Prize Insurer Sues Lance Armstrong for $12M
Feb 8 2013 // A Dallas-based firm that specializes in insuring promotions and prizes has filed suit against Lance Armstrong seeking to recoup millions in prize money awarded to the former professional cyclist for winning the Tour de...
Report Suggests Compounders Adapted to California Price Controls
Feb 6 2013 // Think California’s new workers’ compensation reform law addressed just about every aspect of an unwieldy system which, few would argue, desperately needs fixing? Think again. A report on compounding drugs...
Bill Would Expand Definition Of DUI in Oregon
Feb 6 2013 // Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would expand the definition of drunken driving to include prescription drugs and synthetic substances that mimic drugs. Currently “intoxicants” cover only alcohol,...
North Carolina Cites $26M in Consumer Recoveries in 2012
Jan 31 2013 // North Carolina’s Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced that the state’s insurance department saved or recovered more than $26 million for North Carolinians in 2012. “The Department of Insurance...
