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Illinois Supreme Court Orders State To Restart Payments To Medicaid Providers; New Hampshire Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Medicaid Lawsuit

Nov 21st 2008Drug InformationMedical Malpractice / Litigation

Summaries of recent legal issues related to the Medicaid programs in Illinois and New Hampshire appear below.Illinois: The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday placed a temporary hold on a judge’s order to shut down an expansion of the state’s FamilyCare program, which will require the administration of Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) to restart paying providers, the

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Interpol Seizes $6.65M In Counterfeit HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB Drugs In Southeast Asia

Nov 21st 2008Drug InformationMedical Malpractice / Litigation

The International Criminal Police Organization recently confiscated $6.65 million worth of counterfeit HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis drugs in Southeast Asia and made 27 arrests as part of a five-month investigation involving nearly 200 raids, Aline Plancon, an officer involved in the operation, said on Monday,

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“Tan Jab” Is An Unlicensed Medicine And May Not Be Safe - Warns Medicines Regulator

Nov 21st 2008Drug InformationMedical Malpractice / Litigation

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is warning people not to use an unlicensed medicine called Melanotan which is being advertised and sold illegally as an injectable tan on the Internet and in some tanning salons and body building gyms. Melanotan has not been tested for safety, quality or effectiveness. Therefore it is not known what the possible side effects are or how serious they could be. People should be aware of this should they be offered the product.

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