Monday, April 15, 2013

Report finds lax oversight of specialty pharmacies By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer


     WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional investigators say pharmacy boards in nearly all 50 states lack the information and expertise to oversee specialty pharmacies like the one that triggered a deadly meningitis outbreak last year.
A report released Monday by House Democrats shows that most states do not track or routinely inspect compounding pharmacies. Staffers surveyed officials in 50 states about their oversight of pharmacies and then compiled the responses.

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