The California Board of Pharmacy is seeking to revoke or suspend a pharmacy license held by OptumRx, which is one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the U.S., for a series of prescribing failures that allegedly jeopardized patient health.
The infractions, which occurred between 2016 and 2020, involved failures to refill prescriptions promptly; substituting a medicine without written consent; telling a patient his health insurer denied a refill due to cost; and dispensing a generic version of a drug with a costly co-pay when the customer had no co-pay for the brand version, according to the complaint, which was filed in August but shared online recently by the agency. Unlock this article by subscribing to STAT+ and enjoy your first 30 days free! GET STARTED STAT+ is STAT’s premium subscription service for in-depth biotech, pharma, policy, and life science coverage and analysis. Our award-winning team covers news on Wall Street, policy developments in Washington, early science breakthroughs and clinical trial results, and health care disruption in Silicon Valley and beyond. What’s included? Daily reporting and analysis The most comprehensive industry coverage from a powerhouse team of reporters Subscriber-only newsletters Daily newsletters to brief you on the most important industry news of the day STAT+ Conversations Weekly opportunities to engage with our reporters and leading industry experts in live video conversations Exclusive industry events Premium access to subscriber-only networking events around the country The best reporters in the industry The most trusted and well-connected newsroom in the health care industry And much more Exclusive interviews with industry leaders, profiles, and premium tools, like our CRISPR Trackr. This name will appear with your comment
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