Obama signs Drug Quality and Security Act into law - SecuringIndustry.com

SecuringIndustry.com - Obama signs Drug Quality and Security Act into law:

"President Obama has signed H.R. 3204 into law, setting the wheels in motion for the FDA to develop a national track-and-trace system to secure the pharmaceutical supply chain.

The aim of the Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA) is to "minimise opportunities for contamination, adulteration, diversion, or counterfeiting," whilst also clarifying the FDA's authority to regulate compounding pharmacies, according to the White House."

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CVS Agrees to Buy Apria’s Coram Unit for $2.1 Billion - Bloomberg

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CVS Agrees to Buy Apria’s Coram Unit for $2.1 Billion - Bloomberg:

"The deal will bring CVS into the business of providing therapies such as antibiotics, nutrition and pain medicine through needles or catheters into patients’ veins. Such drugs are a growing part of the pharmacy market, and CVS can help clients control health costs by offering them at Coram’s more than 85 locations nationwide instead of at costlier hospitals."

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Gartner Announces Rankings of Its 2013 Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 | 4-Traders

Gartner Inc : Gartner Announces Rankings of Its 2013 Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 | 4-Traders:

"Cardinal Health Retains the No. 1 Slot in the Fifth Annual Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 Ranking

Gartner, Inc. has released the fifth annual Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 ranking. The 2013 ranking identifies organizations leading the way in transforming the healthcare value chain to meet new revenue challenges through enhanced service and lower costs with an increasing focus on improved patient outcomes."

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AMA Says Let NPs, PAs Sign Off on DME Needs - MedPage Today

AMA Says Let NPs, PAs Sign Off on DME Needs - MedPage Today:

"The American Medical Association adopted a policy here that would allow allied healthcare professionals to complete the certificate of medical necessity for durable medical equipment."

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Breaking news: US Senate clears track-and-trace bill - SecuringIndustry.com

SecuringIndustry.com - Breaking news: US Senate clears track-and-trace bill:

"The US Senate passed H.R. 3204 by unanimous voice vote today, bringing a national track-and-trace system for medicines and new laws governing compounding pharmacies to the brink of fruition.

With the House having given its blessing to H.R. 3204- also known as the Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA) - at the end of September, all that remains now is for the bill to be passed to President Obama for signature."

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HDMA’s 2013 Track-and-Trace Conference: Right Here Waiting for H.R. 3204 - FDA Law Blog

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FDA Law Blog: HDMA’s 2013 Track-and-Trace Conference: Right Here Waiting for H.R. 3204:

"With fingers crossed, attendees looked ahead to the future of track-and-trace. Panelists expressed that the national system will hopefully make it harder for bad actors to corrupt the integrity of the supply chain, as the current patchwork of state pedigree laws allows bad actors to shop around for more lenient states. It is hoped that this bill will put everyone on a level playing field and reduce loopholes."

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All Eyes On The U.S. Senate Tonight - RxTrace

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Hold your breath. Let's see if the U.S. Senate will pass this bill, H.R. 3204 (An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to human drug compounding and drug supply chain security, and for other purposes.)

All Eyes On The U.S. Senate Tonight - RxTrace:

"There are lots of things that would be triggered by passage of the law. No doubt, the most important one is that the California pedigree law would immediately become inoperative. That is, all of the “clocks” in that law—like January 1, 2015 for 50% of all drugs being serialized and pedigreed, etc.—would stop and disintegrate into irrelevance along with those of all other state pedigree laws."

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Florida Certified Designated Representative Exam - Locate a Pearson Vue Test Center

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End game for US medicines traceability bill? - SecuringIndustry.com

Updated Oct 28, 2015:  It passed, and is now enacted. Here's the full text:
Text of the Drug Quality and Security Act (govtrack.us)

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Prospects for the Drug Quality and Security Act (H.R. 3204) are not so promising . . .

SecuringIndustry.com - End game for US medicines traceability bill?:

"Govtrack.us is currently putting the chances of the bill being enacted at 42 per cent. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that H.R. 3204 will authorise the collection of $27m in user fees for fiscal years 2014-2018."

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Vitter’s Demands Hold Up Compounding-Pharmacy Bill - Bloomberg

Vitter’s Demands Hold Up Compounding-Pharmacy Bill - Bloomberg:

"One lawmaker’s effort to alter Obamacare is holding up final action by Congress on legislation that would expand U.S. regulation of compounding pharmacies linked to meningitis deaths last year.

The Senate is poised to approve the measure to broaden the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s oversight of compounding pharmacies. Ninety-nine senators have agreed to pass the legislation that the House passed without a roll call vote, Democratic and Republican lawmakers said.

Republican Senator David Vitter of Louisiana wants the vote on compounding pharmacies coupled with consideration of his proposal to deny lawmakers and their staffs employer contributions when they buy medical insurance on the exchanges set up under the new health-care law. As a result, senators may have to spend a week on work that could be done in minutes."

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Drug Supplier Will Acquire Pharmaceutical Wholesaler - CEMag

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Drug Supplier Will Acquire Pharmaceutical Wholesaler - CEMag:

"ScripsAmerica Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire PIMD International, LLC, a wholesale distributor of prescription drugs as well as medical supplies and devices.

Based in Miami, PIMD International LLC serves as a pharmaceutical wholesaler to pharmacies, hospitals, and physician's offices in the US. The company also sells medical supplies in all health care settings and online. PIMD, which will become part of ScripsAmerica, provides its customers with access to specific medications for their end users."

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