FDA Acknowledgement Form Concerning Violations of 21 U.S.C. Section 331
Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been having doctors sign forms acknowledging that their prescription drug practices could violate 21 U.S.C. Section 331 and other federal laws. As a physician, you do your best to comply with the law, and the last thing you want to do...
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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...
Read moreHow Can Pharmacists Be Charged with Prescription Drug Fraud?
Pharmacists are currently at high risk for being targeted in Federal Healthcare 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 you...
Read moreWhat 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 healthcare 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 Force....
Read moreWhat Are the Penalties for Prescription Drug Fraud in Detroit, Michigan?
Prescription Drug Fraud Defense Attorneys Serving Detroit, Michigan In May, 2009, The U.S. Attorney General and HHS Secretary created the Healthcare Fraud Prevention & Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) in a new effort to increase collaboration among law enforcement agencies to combat healthcare fraud. HEAT teams consists of members of various...
Read moreWhat is Narcotic Diversion?
Federal Defense Attorneys for Prescription Drug Fraud Cases For physicians, pharmacists, hospitals, and other medical professionals and facilities that prescribe and dispense medications, ensuring that medications end up in the right hands is a critical – yet nearly impossible task. Drug diversion is a major issue in the United...
Read moreTricare Compound Pharmacy and Prescription Fraud: Is It Time to Consult Experienced Attorneys?
Tricare Compound Pharmacy Fraud Defense Lawyers Compound pharmacy fraud remains a serious enforcement focus. Pharmacy owners, healthcare marketers, and physicians engaged in compound prescriptions (or related telemedicine consultations) between the years of 2014-2016 must expect new waves of investigations and indictments. Oberheiden, P.C. is a team of former Department of...
Read moreWhat Physicians Should Know About Telemedicine Prescriptions
Dr. Nick Oberheiden, Esq. www.federal-lawyer.com 888-680-1745 Call Us on Weekends Several portals are looking for physicians that are willing to treat patients for pain, scares, allergies, DNA and blood testing, or laboratory work via telemedicine. Patients are being delivered to physicians and all marketing and patient recruitment is being...
Read more5 Prescription Mistakes That Will Get Physicians into Trouble
Dr. Nick Oberheiden, Esq. www.federal-lawyer.com 888-680-1745 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, you...
Read more10 Things To Do When You Are Under Healthcare Fraud Investigation
Dr. Nick Oberheiden, Esq. www.federal-lawyer.com 888-680-1745 Call Us on Weekends Finding out that you are under a federal criminal investigation and accused of healthcare fraud can be extremely frightening. However, there are things you can do from the very beginning of the case to have a positive effect on its...
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