Consumer Affairs & Relations

Miami pharmacy tech must pay $9 million fine for stealing cancer drugs

Man who stole cancer drugs to sell on the “grey market” was also sentenced to two years in prison, 10 years probation.
Healthcare vendor credentialing program introduced by HSCN

The Healthcare Supply Chain Network (HSCN) has announced a program for vendor credentialing developed around the HSCN National Standard for Vendor Credentialing in Canada.
Public can now see the dirt on clinics failing inspections

An Ottawa doctor ran a dirty, dangerous clinic that potentially put patients at risk—information made public under a new bylaw allowing the provincial watchdog to release information on Out-of-Hospital clinics.
Payments to doctors by medical industry made public in the U.S.

Sunlight is the best disinfectant: The old adage is the guiding principle behind the long anticipated "Sunshine Act" ruling on physician payments in the U.S., which was released on Feb. 1 after much anticipation.
MB NEWS: IPS pioneer jailed and fined
LETTER: Dr. Hugi’s rant ‘feminist invective’
Opinion: Homeopathy lacks the backing of good science

The fact that the government has given homeopathic remedies product numbers does not give pharmacists a moral obligation to sell them.
Reinvestment sought from generic drug price-setting

Kate Middleton prank call DJ returns to radio two months after nurses' suicide