Drug Shortages Still in Focus
By Patricia Van Arnum. Drug shortages, particularly those for sterile injectable drugs, took center stage last year. In response, industry and the federal government, including FDA, took steps to...
View ArticleCourt Ruling Threatens Drug Shortage Remedy
The Food and Drug Administration may no longer be able to alleviate shortages in vital drugs by permitting the import of unapproved medicines following a decision by the Court of Appeals for the...
View ArticleCongress Clarifies Drug Compounding, Tracking Policies
Public outrage over deaths from contaminated injectables produced by large compounding pharmacies, along with rising concerns about counterfeit and unauthorized drugs entering the U.S. market, managed...
View ArticleDrug Shortages Continue to Plague Health Care System
Despite notable successes in preventing and mitigating short supplies of important medicines, the drug shortage crisis still disrupts medical treatment and gives drug manufacturers a bad name. The Food...
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