It is a challenging task to open and sustain an independent, retail pharmacy business, particularly given the current landscape. However, even more challenging, is establishing a pharmacy in a “HEAT Zone.” The Health Care Fraud Prevention and... Read More
On February 4, 2021, the Attorneys General of 47 states announced a $573 million joint settlement with the global consulting firm McKinsey & Company. The settlement, in which McKinsey did not admit wrongdoing, was predicated on McKinsey’s... Read More
Frier Levitt successfully reverses a PBM network termination on behalf of an Illinois pharmacy. The PBM, which is wholly owned by a publicly traded company, conducted an onsite inspection of the Pharmacy and identified a number of expired drug... Read More
Frier Levitt Life Sciences Partner Jesse Dresser, Esq., who heads the Firm's Pharmacy Practice Group, recently spoke to Law360 about "NJ Employers Weigh Vaccine Rules Against Legal Liability." Jesse says that "he's seeing more educational... Read More
As part of an invoice reconciliation audit, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (“PBMs”) routinely request pharmacies to provide documents pertaining to pharmacy-to-pharmacy drug transfers. These documents include invoices and/or purchase summaries from... Read More
Recently, a new law went into effect in Maine that prohibits an insurance carrier or Pharmacy Benefits Manager (“PBM”) from imposing post-point of sale fees, like Direct and Indirect Remuneration (“DIR”) fees against Maine pharmacies. The... Read More
If you own a business and care about its reputation and want to see it grow, you need a trademark. A registered trademark is a valuable asset for a business to own. A trademark should not even be a question for anyone who wants to protect their... Read More
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
Frier Levitt Clinician-Attorney and Senior Counsel, Martha M. Rumore, Pharm.D., MS, JD, LLM authored Chapter 4 of Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs titled "Legal and Regulatory Issues in Self-Care Pharmacy Practice" , 20th ed. This is an... Read More
Frier Levitt recently obtained a $6.25 Million settlement against a Pharmacy Benefits Manager(“PBM”) on behalf of its Plan Sponsor client (“Plan”). The Plan contracted with the PBM to administer its prescription drug program, and to... Read More
