SENIORCARE AGREES TO PAY $1.3 FOR DRUG RECYCLING

Long term care Pharmacy Remedi Seniorcare Inc has agreed to pay $1.3 million to resolve a whistleblower claim that it unlawfully recycled, repackages, redistributed and re-billed thousands of drugs to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. The whistleblower estimated that the percentage of recycled medicine to resulted in 80% of what was entrusted to the company for disposal.