Note: Politico's Article tells of the amount IACP has spent to defeat or legislate against federal compounding regulation this year. What it does not Include is the number of compounding pharmacies and individuals whose run or income is produced from these compounding pharmacies has donated-especially to the members on the house energy and commerce committee. Nor does it include what other compounding organizations have spent--for example How Much has the Texas Academy of Compounding Pharmacists Spent and PCCA spent and other compounding pharmacies and their families in Texas on just one member on the House Energy and Commerce Committee

Capital Eye Opener, Oct. 16: Compound Lobbying, Obama's Box Office Success, and More

by Reid Davenport on October 16, 2012 9:13 AMCOMPOUNDING PHARMACIES BATTLE REGULATION: Compounding pharmacies have been suddenly thrust into the public spotlight after multiple cases of meningitis were traced to steroids mixed -- or compounded -- at a pharmacy in Massachusetts. Compounding pharmacies, which operate differently than regular pharmacies, are a relatively new phenomenon, and the battle over how they're regulated is still being fought. 

But the young industry isn't naive in the ways of Washington. The Wall Street Journalreported yesterday, citing Center for Responsive Politics data, that the International Association of Compound Pharmacies has spent more than $1.1 million since 2000, wrangling with Congress and regulators at the Food and Drug Administration. 

As the Journal points out, it's not clear that the current meningitis outbreak would have been prevented by any proposed regulations (or better oversight of current regulations), but a review of lobbying records on OpenSecrets.org shows that the IACP isn't the only group lobbying on compounding pharmacies. In fact at least 30 organizations have filed dozens of lobbying reports in the last decade on the issue of "compounding" -- many of them individual compounding pharmacies, but also a number of pharmaceutical giants with high-octane lobbying operations, like Wyeth, AstraZeneca and Pfizer.

(The item above was contributed by Michelle Merlin)

Texas Academy of Compounding Pharmacists

A special interest's lobbying activity may go up or down over time, depending on how much attention the federal government is giving their issues. Particularly active clients often retain multiple lobbying firms, each with a team of lobbyists, to press their case for them.

Year:   2012") 2011") 2010") 2009") 

Total Lobbying Expenditures: $40,000
   Subtotal for Parent Texas Academy of Compounding Pharmacists: $40,000

Texas Academy of Compounding Pharmacists Lobbying by Industry

Industry	Total
Health Professionals	$40,000

Itemized Lobbying Expenses for Texas Academy of Compounding Pharmacists

Firms Hired	Total Reported by Filer	Reported Contract Expenses (included in Total Reported by Filer)
Texas Academy of Compounding Pharmacists	$40,000	-
Hance Scarborough LLP	-	$40,000
		$40,000

NOTE: All lobbying expenditures on this page come from the Senate Office of Public Records. Data for the most recent year was downloaded on July 29, 2013.

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Industry: PHARMACEUTICALS/HEALTH PRODUCTS

TOTAL GIVING TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS: $1,152,928

John Barrow (D-Ga)	$47,500
Joe Barton (R-Texas)	$2,000
Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla)	$7,000
Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn)	$30,000
Bruce Braley (D-Iowa)	$39,900
Michael Burgess (R-Texas)	$24,000
G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)	$19,500
Lois Capps (D-Calif)	$1,000
Bill Cassidy (R-La)	$35,600
Kathy Castor (D-Fla)	$2,250
Donna Christian-Christensen (D-VI)	$7,348
Diana DeGette (D-Colo)	$18,000
John D. Dingell (D-Mich)	$23,500
Mike Doyle (D-Pa)	$5,500
Renee Ellmers (R-NC)	$22,500
Eliot L. Engel (D-NY)	$27,400
Anna Eshoo (D-Calif)	$27,200
Cory Gardner (R-Colo)	$8,500
Phil Gingrey (R-Ga)	$29,700
Gene Green (D-Texas)	$2,000
Morgan Griffith (R-Va)	$4,000
Brett Guthrie (R-Ky)	$33,382
Ralph M. Hall (R-Texas)	$1,000
Gregg Harper (R-Miss)	$2,000
Bill Johnson (R-Ohio)	$2,000
Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill)	$14,000
Leonard Lance (R-NJ)	$26,000
Robert E. Latta (R-Ohio)	$31,500
Billy Long (R-Mo)	$6,000
Ben R. Lujan (D-NM)	$7,500
Ed Markey (D-Mass)	$123,750
Jim Matheson (D-Utah)	$48,000
Doris O. Matsui (D-Calif)	$16,500
David McKinley (R-WVa)	$14,000
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash)	$22,000
Jerry McNerney (D-Calif)	$4,000
Tim Murphy (R-Pa)	$26,500
Pete Olson (R-Texas)	$21,200
Frank Pallone Jr (D-NJ)	$70,500
Joe Pitts (R-Pa)	$38,000
Mike Pompeo (R-Kan)	$17,750
Mike Rogers (R-Mich)	$40,500
Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill)	$1,000
John Sarbanes (D-Md)	$0
Steve Scalise (R-La)	$20,500
Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill)	$5,200
John M. Shimkus (R-Ill)	$40,000
Lee Terry (R-Neb)	$10,500
Paul Tonko (D-NY)	$1,750
Fred Upton (R-Mich)	$68,900
Greg Walden (R-Ore)	$29,098
Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif)	$0
Peter Welch (D-Vt)	$4,500
Ed Whitfield (R-Ky)	$21,000

REPRESENTATIVE (R - TX)

Pete Olson

Committee Assignments: 

Energy and Commerce

Leadership PAC (1): 

Freedom Matters PAC

Cycle Fundraising, 2013 - 2014, Campaign Cmte

Raised:	$439,084
Spent:	$199,524
Cash on Hand:	$346,622
Debts:	$0
Last Report:	Sunday, June 30, 2013

Top 5 Contributors, 2013-2014, Campaign Cmte

Contributor	Total	Indivs	PACs
Pro Compounding Centers	$19,200	$19,200	$0
SCF Partners	$10,400	$10,400	$0
Ecolab Inc	$7,500	$0	$7,500
Med Shop Total Care	$6,600	$6,600	$0
American College of Radiology	$6,000	$0	$6,000

Contributor	Occupation	Date	Amount	Recipient
DOWNING, JAN MRS GILMER,TX 75644	MED SHOP TOTAL CARE	6/24/2013	$4,000	Olson, Pete
YOAKUM, JENNY DOWNING MS KILGORE,TX 75662	MED SHOP TOTAL CARE	6/24/2013	$2,000	Olson, Pete
DOWNING, DEE ANNE MS GILMER,TX 75644	MED SHOP TOTAL CARE	6/24/2013	$2,000	Olson, Pete
DOWNING, JAN MRS GILMER,TX 75644	MED SHOP TOTAL CARE	6/24/2013	$-1,400	Olson, Pete

Contributor	Occupation	Date	Amount	Recipient
DOWNING, JANA MS GILMER,TX 75644	HILL COUNTRY APOTHECARY	6/24/13	$2,000	Olson, Pete (R)

DOWNING, PAT MR GILMER,TX 75644

6/24/2013

$1,400

Olson, Pete