In 2009, Hospira, Inc., the sole American manufacturer of sodium thiopental, which is used in lethal injections, stopped production of the drug. What followed was a black comedy of increasingly desperate attempts by prison officials to procure it. Now seven states have turned to the shadowy world of “compounding pharmaciesRead more at www.newyorker.com,” which can obtain and create drugs without F.D.A. supervision. This macabre commerce takes place against broader changes in Americans’ views of capital punishment.
Human Medications, Human Drugs, Animal Medications, Animal Drugs, Pharmacy law, Pharmaceutical law, Compounding law, Sterile and Non Sterile Compounding 797 Compliance, Veterinary law, Veterinary Compounding Law; Health Care; Awareness of all Types of Compounding Issues; Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), Outsourcing Facilities Food and Drug Administration and Compliance Issues
Monday, December 16, 2013
Jeffrey Toobin: The Grotesque Search for a Lethal-Injection Drug : The New Yorker
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