McKesson pays $18 million to settle CDC shipping allegations | Modern Healthcare

Read the full article: McKesson pays $18 million to settle CDC shipping allegations | Modern Healthcare:

"McKesson contracted with the CDC for its Vaccines for Children program, which provides federally purchased vaccines to children age 18 and younger. McKesson distributed the vaccines from manufacturers to healthcare providers. According to the government contract, the shipping of vaccines requires temperature monitors in each box, and those monitors must be programmed to detect if the air temperature falls below 2 degrees Celsius or rises above 8 degrees Celsius. The Department of Justice alleged McKesson did not set the temperature monitors to the proper range, yet still submitted claims for services. "

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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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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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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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Drug Supply Chain at Risk for Diversion & Counterfeit

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Prescription Drug Supply Chain at Risk for Diversion Schemes and Counterfeit... -- MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill., Oct. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --:

"In "Wholesale Drug Distribution: Protecting the Integrity of the Nation's Prescription Drug Supply," NABP points to the roles of unscrupulous wholesalers in distributing counterfeit drugs and unapproved foreign-sourced drugs that have endangered patients across the country. To help safeguard the distribution chain, NABP has implemented updated criteria for the Association's Verified-Accredited Wholesale Distributors (VAWD) accreditation program"

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Former Owner of LA Medical Equipment Supply Co Pleads Guilty to $2.6 Million Medicare Fraud

Former Owner of Los Angeles Medical Equipment Supply Company Pleads Guilty to $2.6 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme:

"From approximately June 7, 2006, through Sept. 28, 2009, Afolabi, through Emmanuel, submitted approximately $2,668,384 in fraudulent claims to Medicare for power wheelchairs and related services, and Medicare paid Emmanuel approximately $1,490,532 on those claims."


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Cardinal Health To Buy AssuraMed - Reuters

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Read the full article:   Cardinal Health to buy medical supplier AssuraMed for $2.07 billion | Reuters:

"The deal will give Cardinal access to the growing number of Americans who are treated in home settings. 

"This is a platform opportunity for Cardinal Health products and services which will be increasingly important as the delivery of care migrates to more cost-effective settings," George Barrett, chairman and chief executive, said in a prepared statement. 

AssuraMed, with sales of about $1 billion in 2012, serves more than 1 million patients nationally with more than 30,000 products."

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Invacare closes $150M unit sale as it reels from FDA fallout - FierceMedicalDevices:

"Invacare ($IVC) has wrapped up the $150.8 million sale of its medical supplies business to AssuraMed, planning to use the proceeds to pay down debt and get out from under an FDA consent decree."

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Safe Doses Act - Penalties for Pharma Cargo Thefts - Statement by HDMA Pres. John Gray

Follow this link to read John Gray's statement on the passing of the Safe Doses Act . . .

HDMA - Press Releases - 10/09/12:

"President Obama signed into law the Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement to Deter Organization Stealing and Enhance Safety Act of 2011 (SAFE DOSES Act, H.R. 4223/S. 1002). The legislation is sponsored by Congressman Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) in the House, as well as Senators Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Kyl (R-Ariz.)"

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Will The CA e-Pedigree Dates Slip Again?

Updated November 24, 2025

"In response to enactment of the [DSCSA] Act, the California Board of Pharmacy (Board) has issued a public notice stating that California's e-Pedigree provisions have been inactivated. The Board also noted that it will sponsor legislation this year to repeal the e-Pedigree provisions that have been inactivated."

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Another good read from Dirk Rodgers . . .

Will The California ePedigree Dates Slip Again?:

". . . AND MY PREDICTION IS…

I predict that it will NOT get delayed again.  Here’s how I arrive at that prediction.

Things are different now than any time prior to any of the earlier delays. . . ."

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CA e-Pedigree - Nice Analysis

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Updated May 26, 2022:

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If you're following the evolution of California e-Pedigree, then you'll want to read this analysis by Dirk Rodgers.

The key takeaway for me is, Board of Pharmacy guidance is needed before folks can plan and act:

". . . the Board needs to provide some guidance on, but there are some other very important questions that need to be answered before companies are likely to fully invest in pedigree solutions.  Here I’m referring to both solution providers and companies within the supply chain."

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