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Prescription Painkillers Abuse Can Affect All Types Of People In Utah

by Intermountain Legal on 5/7/2013

Medical science does a pretty good job of alleviating pain suffered from acute injury or short-term medical procedures. Treating long-term chronic pain is not so easy, however....more

Short Wins - And More On Jury Nullification

by Matthew G. Kaiser | The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC on 5/6/2013

Six new cases from the federal circuits this week. My favorite - a subjective measure, I know - is United States v. Ramirez. Any time a court, even the Ninth Circuit, vacates a drug conspiracy conviction for insufficient...more

2014 Final Call Letter: CMS Raises Medicare Advantage Rates but Foreshadows Other Significant Program Changes

by Roy M. Albert, Theresa C. Carnegie, Tara Swenson | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 4/17/2013

After receiving many comments on its Draft Call Letter, CMS published its Contract Year 2014 Final Call Letter on April 1, 2013. The Final Call Letter addresses a wide variety of issues that will affect all parties involved...more

Not The Spice Of Life

by Law Offices of Gregory S. Robey on 3/19/2013

As new drugs move into mainstream use in Ohio, new laws are written to control or prevent sale and abuse of those drugs. One recent class of drugs prohibited in Ohio is synthetic cannabinoids, known among other names, as...more

Disposing Of Pharmaceutical Waste: Some Progress

by William J. Walsh | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 1/22/2013

In 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seemed to be on the road to providing some much-needed clarity to hospitals and other medical facilities concerning the disposal of pharmaceuticals by proposing that...more

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Prescription Painkillers Abuse Can Affect All Types Of People In Utah

Short Wins - And More On Jury Nullification

2014 Final Call Letter: CMS Raises Medicare Advantage Rates but Foreshadows Other Significant Program Changes

Not The Spice Of Life

Disposing Of Pharmaceutical Waste: Some Progress

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