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, and January 12, 2021
The Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Government”) and Bartell Drug, Inc. (“Bartell”), a Washington State pharmacy chain of approximately 70 pharmacies, recently reached a civil settlement in which Bartell agreed to pay a fine... Read More
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and January 7, 2021
In 2019, Frier Levitt reported a new dispensing limitation CVS Caremark (“Caremark”) introduced in its retail networks that took effect on January 1, 2020. Specifically, Caremark issued an “Aberrant Product List” that identified... Read More
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, and December 21, 2020
As the opioid crisis continues to result in devastating consequences throughout the country, the U.S. Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) is broadening its opioid enforcement to all stakeholders involved in the opioid supply chain including,... Read More
Blogs & Articles | Community, Retail Pharmacies | Life Sciences | Pharmacy Law | Regulatory Compliance, including FDA, DEA and HIPAA

, and December 10, 2020
On Thursday December 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued a unanimous decision in the case Rutledge v. PCMA ruling in favor of the Petitioner, Leslie Rutledge, the Attorney General of Arkansas, and against the... Read More
Blogs & Articles | Community, Retail Pharmacies | Defending Pharmacies in PBM Audits | Life Sciences | Pharmacy Law

, , and December 1, 2020
Express Scripts, Inc. (“ESI”), has switched gears once again in its recoupment efforts that originally began on April 7, 2020, and re-initiated by ESI on September 1, 2020 . ESI unilaterally recoups funds from pharmacies based on an alleged... Read More
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and November 23, 2020
The continuing COVID-19 pandemic has caused most business operations to go virtual, and PBMs have followed this trend. Earlier this year, we reported that PBMs had briefly suspended audits of pharmacies in an alleged effort to ensure pharmacies were... Read More
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, and November 4, 2020
This year a law in New Jersey aimed at regulating Pharmacy Benefit Managers (“PBMs”) went into effect which includes several protections for pharmacies operating in New Jersey. While New Jersey previously had laws in place to regulate PBMs, New... Read More
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and November 4, 2020
During a pharmacy audit, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (“PBMs”) often request the pharmacy to submit documents demonstrating that prescriptions were prescribed pursuant to a bona fide prescriber-patient relationship.  If the pharmacy is unable to... Read More
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