PharMerica faces False Claims lawsuit
PharMerica has been charged in a False Claims Act lawsuit by the federal government.
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Government whistleblower lawsuit: PharMerica improperly dispensed, billed for narcotics
Long-term care pharmacy company PharMerica dispensed controlled narcotics without valid prescriptions and billed Medicare for the drugs, the federal government has charged in a False Claims Act lawsuit.
Kindred shifts allegiance to Omnicare from PharMerica
Kindred Healthcare will split with PharMerica and instead partner with Omnicare in 2014, marking a significant change in the landscape of long-term care pharmacy services providers.
Kindred breaks with PharMerica, plans to partner with Omnicare
Kindred Healthcare will split with pharmacy partner PharMerica and join forces with Omnicare at the end of 2013, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Kindred teams with Omnicare, splits with skilled nursing pharmacy PharMerica
Major long-term care provider Kindred Healthcare will split with its current pharmacy partner, PharMerica, and team with the sector’s largest pharmacy, Omnicare, at the end of 2013, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
MDI Achieve announces pharmacy integration
MDI Achieve announced that MatrixCare is now integrated with several leading pharmacy service firms. These include Omnicare, PharMerica, and FrameworkLTC.
New pharmacy player has big plans
The parent company of Golden Living officially launched AlixaRx with predictions it could become a $250 million per year business within 18 months.
Plans for massive long-term care pharmacy provider unveiled; AlixaRx launches
Executives tied to one of the nation’s largest nursing home chains say a new institutional pharmacy model they unveiled this week could soon become the market’s No. 3 player. The parent group of Golden Living officially launched AlixaRx this week with predictions it could become a $250 million per year business within 18 months.
Omnicare drops bid for PharMerica
Omnicare has officially ended its attempt to absorb PharMerica Corp. The reversal comes less than a month after federal regulators attempted to block the deal. Officials said the merger would have created an institutional pharmacy company that reaches nearly 60% of the nation’s nursing home beds. PharMerica has repeatedly tried to prevent the takeover since it was announced last year. PharMerica countered that the offer was insufficient and was unlikely to survive antitrust scrutiny.
Omnicare ends PharMerica takeover attempt, posts 4Q profit
Leading long-term care pharmacy provider Omnicare, which announced this week that it has ended its efforts to takeover competitor PharMerica, posted a profit in the fourth quarter.
