Tag: Prescribe
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Expert Testimony on Pharmacy Dispensing Standards Admitted
The United States Attorney’s Office alleged that Omnicare violated the False Claims Act by failing “to obtain a new prescription” for residents of certain long-term-care facilities “after an old one expired or ran out of refills,” instead continuing to dispense medications through certain computer functionalities. The Office retained Dr. W. Thomas Smith to review Omnicare’s…
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Pharmacology Expert’s Testimony About the Purpose and Effect of Illegal Marketing Tactics Excluded
Plaintiff State of Washington alleged that Novo Nordisk Inc. (“NNI”) caused physicians to prescribe its drug, NovoSeven®, to Washington hemophilia patients by: (1) promoting it “off-label” for prophylaxis and “high dose” use; (2) paying kickbacks to physicians; and (3) paying bribes to patients, all of which rendered claims to Medicare and Washington Medicaid false. The…
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Dentistry Expert’s Testimony on Conscious Sedation Admitted
This case stems from allegations by the U.S. Department of Justice that Dr. Eli Jarjoura, a licensed dentist, illegally prescribed Schedule IV controlled substances without a “legitimate medical purpose . . . in the usual course of his professional practice.” Jarjoura instructed the patient to take one 0.25 mg tablet of triazolam and one 0.5…
