FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Members Urge Action on Legislation to Protect Nation’s Drug Supply
Washington, DC (July 31, 2013)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the top Democrat on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. John Tierney, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations, released a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the oversight of pharmaceutical drug compounding.
Cumming and Tierney requested the report last year after a fungal meningitis outbreak from a contaminated compound drug led to more than 50 deaths and hundreds of illnesses.
Members Urge Action on Legislation to Protect Nation’s Drug Supply
Washington, DC (July 31, 2013)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the top Democrat on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. John Tierney, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations, released a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the oversight of pharmaceutical drug compounding.
Cumming and Tierney requested the report last year after a fungal meningitis outbreak from a contaminated compound drug led to more than 50 deaths and hundreds of illnesses.
You may read the full report on the Oversight Committee website by clicking here.