As the nation’s largest pharmacy chains grapple with accusations of under-staffing, threats to patient safety and crack downs from regulators, Harris Beach’s Pharmacy Law attorneys are tracking developments.
CVS Health...more
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent unanimous decision clears the way for state regulation of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (“PBMs”). Rutledge v. Pharm. Care Mgmt. Ass’n, 141 S. Ct. 474 (2020). At issue before the High Court was...more
2/3/2021
/ Drug Pricing ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Health Insurance ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Popular ,
Preemption ,
Prescription Drug Coverage ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Rutledge v Pharmaceutical Care Management Association ,
SCOTUS
The pharmacy defendants – major national corporations CVS Pharmacy, Inc., Rite Aid of Maryland, Inc., Walgreen Co., and Walmart Inc., sued by Long Island counties Nassau and Suffolk (County Plaintiffs) in their capacities as...more
In a second criminal case against a pharmaceutical distributor and its executives this year, the Department of Justice has accused Ohio-based Miami-Luken and its former President and Compliance Officer of conspiring to...more
9/6/2019
/ Controlled Substances ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
DEA ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Distributors ,
Drug & Alcohol Abuse ,
Government Investigations ,
Internal Controls ,
Opioid ,
Pharmacies ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Unjust Enrichment
Rochester Drug Co-Operative, Inc. (“RDC”), one of the 10 largest pharmaceutical distributors in the United States, was recently charged along with its former Chief Executive Officer and former Chief Compliance Officer, for...more
5/28/2019
/ CCO ,
CEOs ,
Compliance ,
Controlled Substances ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Corporate Executives ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Investigations ,
DEA ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Drug Distribution ,
New Guidance ,
Opioid ,
Personal Liability ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Unlawful Distribution