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Prescribing Red Flags and Suspicious Controlled Substance Orders: Current Cautionary Tales

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

DEA has interpreted pharmacists’ corresponding responsibility as prohibiting the filling of a prescription where the pharmacist or pharmacy “knows or has reason to know” that the prescription is invalid. Holiday CVS, L.L.C. d/b/a CVS/Pharmacy, Nos. 219 and 5195; Decision and Order , 77 Fed. 62,316, 62,342 (Oct.

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Too Much of a Good Thing? Unpacking the Rise of Polypharmacy in Seniors

PharmD Live

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes a significant increase in prescriptions filled for American seniors from 1999 to 2012, enhancing the risks associated with medication use.