Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Blocks Shipping of Controlled Substances at...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On September 14, 2012, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) blocked the Walgreens distribution center in...
View ArticleCVS Possibly Under Investigation for Medicare Fraud
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has...
View ArticleNew England Compounding Pharmacy Linked to Meningitis Outbreak Suspected of...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The compounding pharmacy behind the meningitis outbreak was allegedly not following the requirements of...
View ArticleBoca Raton Compounding Pharmacy Shuts Its Doors After Receiving an Emergency...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On October 26, 2012, the Florida Department of Health (DOH) issued an emergency suspension order (ESO)...
View ArticleFake Pharmacist Sentenced to Prison for Working in Central Florida Pharmacies
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On November 2, 2012, a former Altamonte Springs resident was sentenced to three and a half years in...
View ArticleMeningitis Cases in Florida Continue to Rise – Doctors Getting Sued
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Florida Department of Health (DOH) confirmed another case of fungal meningitis in Florida on November...
View ArticleOrlando Pharmacist Accused of Filling Phony Prescriptions for Painkillers
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Sex, prescription drugs and money – sounds like the next big rock ‘n’ roll song, doesn’t it? According to...
View ArticleDrug Enforcement Administration Releases Details of Investigation into Two...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law In September 2012, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) revoked the controlled substance licenses...
View ArticleFlorida Pharmacy Owner Accused of Medicare Fraud
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law A family that owns a number of South Florida pharmacies is allegedly under investigation for Medicare...
View ArticleTwo More Compounding Pharmacies Recall Drugs
By Carole C. Schriefer, R.N., J.D., The Health Law Firm and George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Two different compounding pharmacies have...
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