Controlled Substances Act, Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Pharmaceutical Industry

Too Much Of A Good Thing?

Nelson Hardiman, LLP on 2/9/2024

F. Scott Fitzgerald famously declared that “Too much of anything is bad, but too much champagne is just right.” That may be true, but it now appears that it may have been “Special K” that proved the undoing of beloved actor...more

Delaware Chancery Court Holds That Stockholders Had a “Proper Purpose” to Seek Board Materials From Opioid Distributor, and Orders...

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP on 1/28/2020

In a 63-page decision issued on Jan. 13, 2020, in Lebanon County Employees’ Retirement Fund v. AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery found that stockholders of...more

Opioid Reduction Act Imposes New Restrictions and Responsibilities on Prescribers

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 10/19/2018

Prescribers in West Virginia are bound by new restrictions set forth in the Opioid Reduction Act, aimed at combating the opioid crisis in West Virginia. The Act was enacted by the state legislature to limit patient access in...more

What’s at Stake for Medical Professionals in “Pill Mill” Investigations

Burr & Forman on 7/27/2018

In an earlier article, I detailed how the DOJ has focused its attention on the aggressive investigation and prosecution of “pill mill” cases. In this article, I discuss the consequences physicians and other medical...more

New Connecticut Law Allows Telemedicine Prescribing of Controlled Substances

Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/27/2018

Connecticut has taken another step towards expanding the meaningful use of telemedicine in connection with treatment of mental health and substance use disorders. SB 302, signed by Governor Dannel Malloy and effective July 1,...more

Pharmaceutical Diversion – Risks and Steps to Address a Major DEA Focus

K&L Gates LLP on 3/23/2016

The opioid crisis, an ever-increasing focus of the Obama administration and 2016 Presidential Primary field, has highlighted the efforts of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to...more