Latest Drugs Headlines
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Arkansas Supreme Court: Pharmacy Not Liable for Prescription Drug Mix
Mar 7 2011 // The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that a pharmacist has no duty to warn a customer about a dangerous mix of prescription medicines or to inquire about physicians who prescribe them, in a case that...
Medical Marijuana Raises Workers’ Comp, Liability Issues for Employers
Feb 21 2011 // Fifteen states and the District of Columbia currently have laws that approve medical marijuana as a medical treatment option, which has increasingly important implications in the workplace. Arizona voters recently passed...
Arkansas High Court: Pharmacy Not Liable for Prescription Drug Mix
Feb 17 2011 // The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that a pharmacist has no duty to warn a customer about a dangerous mix of prescription medicines or to inquire about physicians who prescribe them, in a case that...
Texas AG: Drug Maker to Pay $170M in Damages for Fraud
Feb 7 2011 // A Travis County (Texas) jury recently returned a record-setting verdict for damages against drug manufacturer Actavis Mid-Atlantic LLC, the Texas Attorney General’s office announced. The jury determined that Actavis...
Medicare Set Asides in Workers’ Compensation
Jan 24 2011 // What Agents & Brokers Need to Know One of the most important services a broker provides its customers is workers’ compensation claims review. Successful resolution and prompt closure of workers’...
The 2010 Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame
Jan 12 2011 // Barbara Morris died in a house fire set by an insurance arsonist. Bob Harper bought a fake health policy after urgently needing a pacemaker. A homeless man received a pittance after being rammed by a motorist who bought...
Keenan to Offer Savings Program for Hospitals, Health Centers
Jan 12 2011 // Hundreds of hospitals, federally qualified health centers (FQHC) and other qualified providers in California and across the U.S. could soon save on their drug costs through a product developed by Keenan that assists with...
The 2010 Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame
Jan 12 2011 // Barbara Morris died in a house fire set by an insurance arsonist. Bob Harper bought a fake health policy after urgently needing a pacemaker. A homeless man received a pittance after being rammed by a motorist who bought...
Texas AG Recovers $65M from Pharmaceutical Company
Dec 31 2010 // Mylan Laboratories Inc. has agreed to pay $65 million to state, federal authorities as a result of an agreement with Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott over charges that the firm inaccurately reported drug prices to the...
It Figures
Dec 20 2010 // 4,000 The number of independent agencies founded in 2008, 2009 or 2010, which represents approximately 11 percent of the more than 37,500 total independent agencies in the United States today, according to the 2010 Agency...
New York Prosecutor Faces $75M Defamation Suit
Dec 8 2010 // An upstate New York prosecutor who charged a Florida pharmacy in 2007 with selling anabolic steroids to pro athletes and entertainers is being sued for $75 million by the pharmacists, who claim defamation and false arrest...
Nearly 20% of Drivers in Fatal Crashes Test Positive for Drugs: Report
Dec 1 2010 // About 1 in 5 drivers who were killed last year in car crashes tested positive for drugs, raising concerns about the impact of drugs on auto safety, according to a new government report. Researchers with the National...
Court Hears Michigan Wal-Mart Medical Marijuana Firing Case
Nov 15 2010 // A federal judge on Friday heard arguments in the case of a medical marijuana user claiming a Michigan Wal-Mart store wrongfully fired him after testing positive for the drug. U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker in Grand...
U.S. Drug Safety Agency Gets Tougher on Risks After Avandia
Nov 15 2010 // U.S. regulators appear to be increasing their scrutiny of product risks after cases like the bitter debate over the diabetes pill Avandia, industry executives and experts said this week. The Food and Drug Administration...
Louisiana Prevails in Pharmaceutical Marketing Case
Oct 19 2010 // Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced that a jury returned a jury verdict in the amount of $257,679,500 against Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc. and its parent company Johnson & Johnson for violating the...
New Hampshire Woman Blinded by Drug Wins $21M
Sep 20 2010 // A federal jury in New Hampshire has awarded $21 million to a woman blinded and scarred by a prescription drug she took for shoulder pain. Karen Bartlett, 51, of Plaistow suffered extreme burns to her skin, mucus membranes...
Drugmaker Lilly Wins Reversal of Overpricing Case Brought by Insurers
Sep 13 2010 // A federal appeals court decertified a class of unions and insurers that accused Eli Lilly and Co. of overpricing its Zyprexa anti-psychotic drug after misrepresenting its efficacy and side effects. The U.S. Second Circuit...
New Hampshire Woman Blinded by Drug Wins $21M in Lawsuit
Sep 13 2010 // A federal jury in New Hampshire has awarded $21 million to a woman blinded and scarred by a prescription drug she took for shoulder pain. Karen Bartlett, 51, of Plaistow suffered extreme burns to her skin, mucus membranes...
Michigan Bill Would Allow Police to Give New Roadside Drug Tests
Sep 10 2010 // A proposal would allow Michigan police to use new, portable drug testing kits when they suspect a motorist is under the influence of substances other than alcohol. Legislation to allow the roadside drug tests was...
New Hampshire Jury Deliberates Federal Drug Liability Case
Sep 7 2010 // A New Hampshire woman is seeking more than $24 million in damages from the maker of a prescription drug she took to ease shoulder pain, but suffered a reaction so severe that she is now blind and scarred by internal and...
