Two Florida Pharmacies to Pay $7.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations June 16, 2023 Jacksonville’s Smart Pharmacy, Inc., SP2, LLC, and owner Gregory Balotin have agreed to pay at least $7.4 million to resolve...
FTC Fires Warning Shot at Drug Middlemen Over Rebates, Fees June 17, 2022 By Diane Bartz The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted unanimously Thursday to increase scrutiny of pharmacy benefit managers that act as middlemen between...
California Pharmacy Owner Gets 5 Years for $13M Scheme Involving Insurance Fraud October 7, 2021 A man who owned a Southern California pharmacy was sentenced to over five years in prison after he admitted submitting...
Alabama Pharmacist Saves Hostages From Gunman Who Fell Asleep During Robbery June 11, 2015 An Alabama pharmacist told a man who took hostages he could have any drugs he wanted – then grabbed his...
Express Scripts Tackles Physician-Dispensed Drug Costs Under Workers’ Compensation October 18, 2012 Express Scripts, a nationwide prescription manager of more than a billion prescriptions each year, has created a new program to...
New York Officials to Implement Pharmacy Safety Program January 10, 2012 Officials on Long Island, N.Y., are implementing a program to safeguard pharmacies in the wake of several deadly robberies. The...
Arkansas High Court: Pharmacy Not Liable for Prescription Drug Mix February 17, 2011 The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that a pharmacist has no duty to warn a customer...