In December 2012, the Oregon State Board of Pharmacy took actions that will prevent a rogue Internet drug outlet from distributing products to customers in Oregon, while LegitScript helped to shut down a large scale marketing portal facilitating rogue sites. The Oregon Board fined Hayden Hamilton, owner of ProgressiveRX.com, $50,000 for operating without an Oregon […]

In an effort to improve oversight of compounding pharmacies in the state, the Florida Board of Pharmacy formed a committee of its colleagues to create a series of permits that compounders would be required to obtain before being allowed to create and sell specialized medicines. The Star-Banner reports that the permits would allow state health […]

A Tampa, FL, pharmacist was convicted by a federal jury for unlawfully dispensing hydrocodone pills for a ring of illegal online drug sellers that trafficked hydrocodone and other painkillers to consumers across the country. A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigation has so far convicted a total of 13 people, including doctors and other pharmacists, for their […]

In an effort to facilitate the delivery of good-quality medicines, United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) provides information about compounding and the role of USP standards for practitioners, patients, associations, and regulatory bodies on the USP Compounding Standards & Resources page of the USP Web site. The page includes a link to the USP General Chapter […]

FDA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that samples of two additional recalled New England Compounding Center (NECC) products, preservative-free injectable betamethasone and cardioplegia solution, have tested positive for bacteria. Previously, the fungus Exserohilum rostratum was identified in NECC-supplied, preservative-free methylprednisolone acetate that has been linked to the multistate fungal meningitis outbreak. […]

In Florida, deaths related to oxycodone fell by 17.7% and overall prescription drug related deaths fell by 6.4%, state officials announced on October 24, 2012. Florida Governor Rick Scott and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi associated the decrease with the work of the Florida Statewide Drug Enforcement Strike Force as well as laws adopted in […]

As the investigation continues into the multistate outbreak of meningitis due to contaminated methylprednisolone injections compounded by the New England Compounding Center (NECC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that at least 363 individuals have been affected. Further, CDC and FDA have confirmed the presence of a fungus known as Exserohilum rostratum in […]

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) today issued a report about the importance of collaboration among members of the international pharmacy community to protect patients worldwide from dangers posed by illegal online drug sellers. As described in the Internet Drug Outlet Identification Program Progress Report for State and Federal Regulators: October 2012, global […]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have confirmed that the contaminated intrathecal methylprednisolone injections compounded by the New England Compounding Center (NECC) are linked to the multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis and joint infections. As of October 23, 2012, CDC reports that there are 308 cases of fungal […]