Nomination deadline extended for McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards
Got a lot on your plate? We get it. The deadline to submit nominations has been extended to Wednesday, Jan. 15.
PharMerica
Today is the day! Nominations due for McKnight’s Women of Distinction award
Nominations for the 2020 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards are due by midnight tonight.
BrightSpring, PharMerica to merge
BrightSpring Health Services and PharMerica Corporation have announced they are combining forces.
KKR’s $1.4 billion acquisition of PharMerica completed early
The acquisition of long-term care pharmacy PharMerica Corporation by investment firm KKR has been completed slightly ahead of schedule, the companies announced Thursday.
Optimus EMR announces successful transition to NCPDP
Optimus EMR Inc. announced in November it had made a transition with its pharmacy partners from HL7 to NCPDP Script 10.6 interfaces.
Federal court dismisses whistleblower lawsuit over Omnicare, PharMerica withholding generic drugs
A federal court in New York has tossed a whistleblower lawsuit charging that large long-term care pharmacies violated the False Claims Act by failing to dispense requested generic drugs.
PharMerica to pay $200,000 settlement over federal charges of unsafe dispensing practices
Long-term care pharmacy company PharMerica has agreed to pay about $213,000 to settle charges that it dispensed medications without prescriptions and committed other breaches of the Controlled Substances Act, federal authorities announced Wednesday.
Meds not dispensed without valid scrips, PharMerica says
Long-term care pharmacy giant PharMerica dispensed controlled narcotics without valid prescriptions and charged Medicare, the federal government alleges in a False Claims Act lawsuit. The company “vigorously” disputes the claims.
Brookdale Senior Living sues PharMerica over drug prices
Brookdale Senior Living has sued PharMerica, charging that the long-term care pharmacy improperly changed its drug pricing for Brookdale facilities.
PharMerica faces False Claims lawsuit
PharMerica has been charged in a False Claims Act lawsuit by the federal government.
