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Hausa (Nigeria)Amanda S. Marshall
Former U.S. Attorney
(Local Counsel)
Chris Quick
Former Special
Agent (FBI & IRS)
Roger Bach
Former Special
Agent (OIG & DEA)
Lynette Byrd
Former
Federal Prosecutor
Dr. Nick Oberheiden
Attorney & Founder
What Is the Worst-Case Scenario in a DEA Pharmacy Audit?
When the DEA Audits a Pharmacy, it has One Goal in Mind: To Uncover Any Statutory or Regulatory Violations So that They Can Be Penalized Appropriately. When agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) show up at your pharmacy and start asking questions, what is at risk? Is it...
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CBD Compliance for Pharmacists
More patients are coming to you every day asking about CBD oil and other cannabis-based treatments and medications. Here’s what you need to know in order to maintain federal compliance. When the federal Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (commonly known as the “Farm Bill”) was passed late last year, hemp...
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What Is the Prescription Interdiction & Litigation (PIL) Task Force?
The Prescription Interdiction & Litigation (PIL) Task Force is one of the DOJ's newest efforts to target health care providers as it seeks to combat the nation's opioid crisis. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the formation of a new Prescription Interdiction & Litigation (PIL) Task...
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How Can Pharmacists Be Charged with Prescription Drug Fraud?
Pharmacists are currently at high risk for being targeted in Federal Health Care Fraud investigations. If your pharmacy or compound pharmacy is under investigation, we can help. When you went to pharmacy school, the last thing on your mind was the risk of being targeted in a federal investigation. As...
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When Is Healthcare Fraud Criminal?
Dr. Nick Oberheiden, Esq. www.federal-lawyer.com (214) 692-2171 Call Us on Weekends A question of critical importance in every healthcare investigation is whether the case can be resolved civilly, i.e. without recourse to criminal prosecution. Often, the determination as to whether a case is civil or criminal is unclear at...
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5 Prescription Mistakes That Will Get Physicians into Trouble
Dr. Nick Oberheiden, Esq. www.federal-lawyer.com (214) 692-2171 Call Us on Weekends Of the many regulations affecting the healthcare industry, those involving prescription requirements can cause some of the biggest problems for physicians if they are not carefully followed. Because prescribing needed medicine is an important part of most doctors’ practices,...
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Federal Pharmacy Investigations At All-Time High
Dr. Nick Oberheiden, Esq. www.federal-lawyer.com (214) 692-2171 Call Us on Weekends As we have been advising our clients over the past years, federal agencies are demonstrating heightened and increasingly penetrative investigations into compound pharmacies. In particular, the Department of Defense has stepped up its investigation into such pharmacies and...
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What Compound Pharmacies Should Do In A DOL Or Tricare Investigation
Dr. Nick Oberheiden, Esq. www.federal-lawyer.com (214) 692-2171 Open on Weekends Almost no week goes by without publication of a new investigation against compound pharmacies. The focus of these investigations is the relationship between pharmacy executives, physicians, and marketing groups with respect to referrals of federally funded patients; in particular,...
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