Within the last few months, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued guidance that will reduce the financial burdens of paying for prescription drug coverage for Medicare patients. The... Read more »
On February 16, the U. S. District Court for the District of Oregon struck down the state’s drug price transparency law—The Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act (the “Act”)[1]—ruling that the Act’s annual... Read more »
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that a federal jury in New York convicted former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández on three charges for his involvement in a drug trafficking... Read more »
In one of the last guidances released in 2023, the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized guidance for direct-to-consumer (DTC) prescription drug advertisements, specifically advertisements in television and radio format (CCN Final... Read more »
A recent Iowa court decision highlights the risks to employers who do not strictly comply with all facets of the state’s drug testing law, Iowa Code Section 730.5, which is one of... Read more »
The Ostankino District Court of Moscow announced that it detained US citizen Robert Woodland Romanov for two months on Tuesday. He has been accused of violating provisions of the Criminal Code of... Read more »
Happy New Year! The Department of Transportation’s operating agencies have announced their random drug and alcohol testing rates for 2024. These rates are the annual minimum drug and alcohol random testing rates.... Read more »
January 16, 2024, 10-11 am Pacific. As we enter 2024, CDF has designed a webinar that aims to equip California employers with essential knowledge regarding the new marijuana drug testing rules and... Read more »
The recent death of “Parasite” actor Lee Sun-kyun highlights South Korea’s crackdown on drugs, one which draws a hard line against anything other than total abstinence, John Yoon reports for the New... Read more »
US President Joe Biden reduced eleven non-violent drug prison terms and pardoned potentially thousands of marijuana possession offenses under federal law or in Washington, DC on Friday. Biden used his pardon power... Read more »