FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Houck — Separate decisions by federal district courts in Texas and Puerto Rico in the past two months provide cautionary tales for every pharmacy and wholesale distributor dispensing or distributing controlled substances. On October 10th, based on ability to pay, the U.S. 6, 2023 ( DOJ Press Release ). Zarzamora Press Release.

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National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

JULY 12, 2023

I have served 3 years as a pharmacy inspector in the enforcement division of the Virginia Department of Health Professions. Prior to my role as an inspector, I spent 2 1/2 years as a pharmacy manager/clinical pharmacist at a small hospital in Virginia and 7 1/2 years as a pharmacy manager at an independent retail pharmacy in Virginia.  

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The Happy PharmD

JANUARY 4, 2023

As a pharmacy manager, I got that a lot. I always felt my pharmacy department was treated like second-class citizens. The pharmacy always had to give in. . They wanted to give him a controlled substance for pain upon discharge. They wanted my pharmacy to fill the prescription.

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The Happy PharmD

APRIL 26, 2023

This was even before I became a pharmacy manager. He would report me to the nursing supervisor since she was the most senior manager in the building at that hour. I have been in hospital pharmacy management for over thirty years. Dexamethasone oral solution is not a narcotic or controlled substance.

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