Note of Caution to Compounding Pharmacies

By Lee H. Rosebush, Winston S. Kirton, Laura Macherelli and Marc Wagner on December 20, 2022 Posted in Alert

Former co-owner of the now defunct New England Compounding Center (NECC) Gregory Conigliaro may face prison time for conspiring to defraud the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Prosecutors argued Conigliaro conspired with more than a dozen others at NECC to deceive and defraud the FDA by misrepresenting the facility as solely a compounding pharmacy … Continue Reading

Obstruction of a Medicare Audit Doesn’t Require Direct Obstruction of a Federal Agent

By Robert M. Wolin on September 20, 2016 Posted in Uncategorized

A registered pharmacist, the owner of two Alabama pharmacies, pleaded guilty to obstructing a 2012 federal audit of Medicare claims and agreed to pay a $2.5 million penalty to the government. The submission of the false and misleading documents by the pharmacy owner constituted obstruction of a federal audit of his Medicare claims, even though … Continue Reading

House Passes Bill to Help Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse

By Lee H. Rosebush and Nita Garg on October 1, 2015 Posted in Uncategorized

On September 8, 2015, the House of Representatives passed a bill intended to combat prescription drug abuse through the reauthorization of a program that provides federal grants to states for prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP). The National All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Reauthorization Act, (H.R. 1725), authored by Rep. Edward Whitfield (R-Ky.) and Rep. … Continue Reading