Showing posts with label cingoranelli. Show all posts
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Sunday, April 3, 2011

Meds IV: The Latest

We've been following the developments concerning 9 patients that died in Alabama as a result of bacteria tainted Total Parenteral Nutrition IVs made by Meds IV a.k.a. Advanced Specialty Pharmacy, run by Tim Rogers and Edward Anthony Cingoranelli. Our concern is making sure the people responsible for these deaths are held accountable. Mistakes do happen but we suspect this may be a result of negligence, mismanagement or failure to follow proper procedure.

Investigators piecing together tainted IV puzzle after deaths in Alabama hospitals

Al.com reports that samples gathered from Meds IV have tested positive for Serratio marcescens, the bacteria suspected in the deaths. One interesting find is that while both adults and babies received the TPN IV, only the adults became ill or died.

Williamson said they're looking at other clues, too. For example, seven newborns received the supplements at those hospitals in March, along with 41 adults. While 17 of those 41 adults got sick, none of the babies did. Now investigators are looking at what's different about the compounding process for babies vs. adults -- he wouldn't provide the details -- figuring the answer may lie there.


Do babies and adults receive the exact same TPN IV? Or are they packaged or made differently? If it's the same exact product for both then the difference could just mean that babies' immune systems are able to fight off the bacteria better than adults.

Two lawsuits have been filed so far, and probably many more to follow.

Al.com mentions that the TPN mixture is made to order each day per patient, and because it's sensitive to light and heat it must be discarded if not used within 24 hours. In the past, most TPN solutions were produced in the hospitals but over time they began outsourcing it due to costs and efficiency. Question: was Meds IV stocking an inventory and not always throwing out expired supply after 24 hours?

The Alabama hospitals that are known to have received tainted Meds IV TPN include Baptist Princeton, Baptist Shelby, Baptist Prattville, Medical West, Cooper Green Mercy and Select Specialty Hospital in Birmingham.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Meds IV is Advanced Specialty Pharmacy dba Meds IV

Well we've been looking through the connection of owners and addresses and knew there was a link, but now it's been confirmed: Advanced Specialty Pharmacy and Meds IV are one in the same. Meds IV is actually Advanced Specialty Pharmacy dba (doing business as) Meds IV. So when we keep hearing and reading in the news the name "Meds IV" that is to cover up the fact that it's really Advanced Specialty Pharmacy, a name that has much more to lose.

From nppes.cms.hhs.gov (National Plan & Provider Enumeration System):



Let it be known that Advanced Specialty Pharmacy is behind the 9 deaths in Alabama as a result of the total parenteral nutrition (TPN) solution produced by a front company of Advanced Specialty Pharmacy.

Addresses and phone numbers listed below:

ADVANCED SPECIALTY PHARMACY 102 OXMOOR RD # 118
phone: 205-941-9848
-owners: Tim Rogers, William Rogers, and Edward Anthony Cingoranelli.
Other locations of Advanced Specialty Pharmacy:
Advanced Specialty Pharmacy
2901 W Busch Boulevard # 201, Tampa, FL 33618-4564
This location is shown to be run by David Bush

There's another location that at one point in time existed and possible still does:
Advanced Cardiac Solutions, phone # (205) 481-2040
401 19TH St N Ste 3 Bessemer, AL 35020


MEDS IV, INC 102 OXMOOR RD # 118
phone: 205-941-9848
-president: Tim Rogers, owner: Edward Anthony Cingoranelli

MEDWORKS RX 102 OXMOOR RD # 120
phone: 205-941-9945
-owner: Edward Anthony Cingoranelli

PALLI RX 102 OXMOOR RD # 120
phone: 205-941-3206
-owners: Tim Rogers, Edward Anthony Cingoranelli, Micah Russell

Speaking of Palli Rx, we found this post from them asking if anyone would be interested in repackaging:


Anthony Cingoranelli's e-mail: acingoranelli@yahoo.com
Tim Rogers's e-mail: trogers@advanced.bz

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Meds IV = Advanced Specialty Pharmacy = MedWorksRx = PalliRx

If you need to get caught up on the latest news and developments concerning Meds IV, please read the news article here, and our entries here here here here and here. 9 people have died in Alabama following an nutrition IV solution that was made by compounding pharmacy Meds IV.

Update 1: It's been confirmed that Meds IV doesn't just happen to have the same ownership as Advanced Specialty Pharmacy. Meds IV is actually Advanced Specialty Pharmacy dba Meds IV.


They're one in the same, the only difference is marketing and being able to not have the 9 deaths effect Advanced Specialty Pharmacy's reputation. But it absolutely should.

We're seeing an effort by those behind Meds IV to remove as much information about themselves as they can. And we think the reason they're doing this is because they go by several other names and they don't want people to associate the bad press with other names they're going by. They don't want people to make the connection. But we're going put as much as we can here so it doesn't matter what information they try to remove. This post will be updated as we receive more information.

The bottom line is this:

Meds IV is run by the same people as Advanced Specialty Pharmacy, the same as MedWorksRx, which is the same as PalliRx. Meds IV was only created a year ago. How convenient would it be for them to just close up Meds IV after this incident and continue on without anyone knowing they're still around through their other companies.

Let's start with Advanced Specialty Pharmacy. Advanced Specialty Pharmacy is owned by both William Rogers and Tim Rogers. That can be illustrated here where Tim Rogers is listed as the co-founder and here where William Rogers is listed as the owner, and Tim as manager. Also, Anthony Cingoranelli is a principle owner in Advanced Specialty Pharmacy. On their website, they've recently removed their Birmingham location and now only their FL location is displayed. That location is 102 Oxmoor Rd. Birmingham, AL, which brings us to our next company: PalliRx.

PalliRx was listed on Tim Roger's LinkedIn page as a company he's partnered with. Where's PalliRx located? 102 Oxmoor Rd. Same as Advanced Specialty Pharmacy.



Finally there's MedWorksRx. MedWorksRx is also listed as a partner on Tim Roger's LinkedIn page, and is owned by Edward Anthony Cingoranelli. Here we come full circle as Cingoranelli is the owner of Meds IV, and Tim Rogers is the president.

From al.com:

The hospital system says in its suit that it had attempted to contact the Meds IV to ask it to preserve the evidence, but had not gotten a response. Cingroranelli is identified in the suit as the owner of the company, while Rogers is identified as its president.
We're already seeing efforts to take down all links to Meds IV and wash away the blood from their hands. No doubt they've invested a lot into Advanced Specialty Pharmacy and wouldn't want the deaths from Meds IV to tarnish whatever good name they had before. MedWorksRx and PalliRx are fairly new "entities" and we hope as people begin to make the connection will steer clear of everything relating to Rogers and Cingroranelli. We haven't fully looked into Cingroranelli yet but Rogers's background is mostly wholesale - which means just selling products you bought from someone else with no value added (not actually making anything). It's easy to think you're an expert at pharmaceuticals when you're wheeling and dealing them but compounding and manufacturing are a different story and we get the feeling the people running this operation are completely unqualified.

If you have any information on these companies or Rogers and Cingroranelli, please send us an e-mail at peoplelikingpeople@yahoo.com.

Meds IV: More Sites Being Scraped

As we try to look more into the people and the company behind the 9 deaths in Alabama, we're seeing an effort to erase important information on several websites. We saw this with Tim Rogers's LinkedIn profile, and now we're seeing it with Advanced Specialty Pharmacy (owned by Tim Rogers, William Rogers, and Edward Anthony Cingoranelli), where they've completely removed their Alabama location. Here's the before and after:

Before:


And After:


More on Anthony/Edward Cingoranelli


Our more thorough entries on Rogers and Cingoranelli:


If you have any more information on either Time Rogers, William Rogers, Anthony Edward Cingoranelli, or Meds IV, send us an e-mail at peoplelikingpeople@yahoo.com.

Alabama Deaths: Judge Orders Meds IV To Preserve Evidence

Shelby County Circuit Judge Conwill has just ordered Meds IV to preserve any evidence related to the nutrition IVs linked to the 9 deaths in Alabama. The order came after Baptist Health Systems filed a lawsuit earlier today.

From al.com:

Conwill issued a temporary restraining order that requires parties involved with the company to preserve the evidence after Baptist Health System and Shelby Baptist Medical Center filed a lawsuit Wednesday evening in Shelby Circuit Court.

The hospital system says in its suit that it had attempted to contact the Meds IV to ask it to preserve the evidence, but had not gotten a response. Cingroranelli is identified in the suit as the owner of the company, while Rogers is identified as its president.

Interesting. Kudos to Baptist Health systems for filing this suit. It appears that Meds IV are hiding under their desks. Someone needs to step in and take action on-sight to make sure no evidence is destroyed immediately. Also, we see now that Tim Rogers is the president, and a man named Edward Cingoranelli is the owner. Cingoranelli...we've heard that name before. Ah yes, MedworksRx, the company Tim Rogers listed in his LinkedIn profile as being a partner, is owned by Anthony Cingoranelli. It's starting to look like Meds IV, MedworksRx, and possibly PalliRx are run by all the same people. And then there's the connection to Advanced Specialty Pharmacy, where Tim Rogers is a co-founder with William Rodgers.

Update 1:

Ok, Anthony Cingoranelli and Edward Cingoranelli are the same person. His full name is Edward Anthony Cingoranelli. Mr Cingoranelli is also listed as a principle for Advanced Specialty Pharmacy.