U.S. pharmacy groups applaud journalists’ deep dive into the practices of pharmacy benefits managers that increase drug costs, reduce pharmacy sustainability.
Calgary family physician Dr. Jung Hwa Lee, who looked at the records of a patient not under her care, has been sanctioned and ordered to complete a privacy and confidentiality course.
The lawsuit alleges that companies benefitted from the opioid crisis ‘by negotiating favorable deals with opioid manufacturers and by not taking sufficient action to curb excessive opioid prescriptions.
Attorney General Niki Sharma says the province is the first Canadian jurisdiction to sue makers of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS chemicals.