USA Today (Nashville, TN) May 20, 2014
"A recent spate of high-profile prescription drug diversion schemes has led to a renewed focus on the safety and security of the nation's pharmaceutical supply chain.
The schemes put consumers at risk and prompted Congress last year to act to strengthen oversight and eliminate a patchwork of state laws that opened loopholes for the criminal enterprises, drug experts said.
Cumberland Distributors Inc., which ran drug warehouses in Nashville, illegally obtained $58 million of unused prescriptions from 2006 to 2009, and resold them to pharmacies, federal officials said. A couple who helped run the company recently pleaded guilty in federal court." Read more
No comments:
Post a Comment