NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz Grossman Hufford Dahlstrom & Gross LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of BioScrip, Inc. ("BioScrip" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: BIOS).  Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at rswilloughby@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 237.

The investigation concerns whether BioScrip and certain of its officers and/or directors have violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  On September 23, 2013 the Company announced in an Securities and Exchange Commission, (SEC), Form 8-K filing,  that it received  a civil investigative demand issued by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and a subpoena from the New York State Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit,  regarding the distribution of the Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation product Exjade(R) by the Company's legacy specialty pharmacy division. 

On this news, shares of  BioScrip fell $0.82 per share to more than 7.41% on intraday trading to a price of  $10.25 on September 23, 2013.

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