Tag archives: U&C pricing

Relator’s pharmacy allegations dismissed; government’s U&C allegations survive

By on January 30, 2018 Posted in Enforcement

Although a Florida compounding pharmacy has scored a win against a whistleblower’s allegations, it continues to defend against the government’s allegations of improper inflation of its Usual & Customary charges submitted to TRICARE. The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida granted motions to dismiss with prejudice in favor of the pharmacy RS … Continue reading

Six legal and regulatory risks facing specialty pharmacies

By Carol Poindexter (US) and Savannah Wiseman (US) on March 9, 2017 Posted in Regulatory

“Specialty drugs” are a fast growing sector of the pharmaceutical industry and are predicated to represent 50 percent of drug expenditures in the United States by 2020.[1] Specialty drugs are typically dispensed by specialty pharmacies. Although there is no agreed-upon industry definition of “specialty pharmacy,” generally, these pharmacies focus on dispensing and distributing high cost … Continue reading