Frank Alario, 65, of Delray Beach, Florida, pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiring to wrongfully disclose patients' individually identifiable health information to pharmaceutical sales representative Keith Ritson in violation of the criminal provisions of HIPAA.
Southeast Florida Hematology and Oncology Group (SEFHOG), a now-defunct specialty medical practice in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has agreed to pay $130,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by receiving “upfront discounts” from its specialty pharmaceutical distributor, Cardinal Health, in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute.
Scientists report in the journal Nature that they have created drugs based on LSD that seem to relieve anxiety and depression – in mice – without inducing the usual hallucinations.
A recent poll shows that most Americans say the country’s health care system is handled poorly, and even more are frustrated by the cost of prescription drugs.
In a study reported this week in JAMA Network Open, researchers found no association between a drug’s list price and research and development costs. The study looked at 60 drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration between 2009 and 2018.
Biogen stock is booming amid as Wall Street speculates about a potential profit boom after a promising study detailed the company's new Alzheimer's drug in partnership with Japan's Eisai.
