Monday, October 3, 2016

Using New Drug Cocktail, Ohio Seeks To Resume Death Penalty

NPR-2 hours ago
That led to shortages, so states turned to new drugs made by compoundingpharmacies, which do not face the same kind of approval process that big ...
IA-66-40Detention Without Physical Examination of Drugs From Firms Which Have Not Met Drug GMPshttp://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_189.html
IA-66-41Detention Without Physical Examination of Unapproved New Drugs Promoted In The U.S.http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_190.html
Now it's personal: Top execs made to pay for companies' false claims
Last year, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates warned top healthcare executives they would be held personally accountable for false Medicare and Medicaid claims and illegal physician relationships. She was serious.  READ MORE
The solutions to America's drug cost dilemma (and why they won't happen)
Despite growing outrage over price spikes on specialty drugs, biologics and generics, a political solution seems as far away as ever. And drug industry lobbyists are planning a major post-election campaign to keep it that way.  READ MORE

FDA Law Blog: October 02, 2016 Court Rules that FDA's FOIA Expedited Processing Procedures Are Legal but Requires FDA to Immediately Produce Certain Records By Jenifer R. Stach –

Sunday, October 2, 2016

In Virginia, a thirtyfold price hike in one year for lethal-injection drugs

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WHSV‑TV
20 hours ago - ... reports that price rise comes after the General Assembly passed a law allowing the state to buy execution drugs from secret compounding pharmacies.

AG's Office Offers Compensation Funds To NECC Victims « CBS Boston

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WBZ
18 hours ago - In 2014, tainted injections the Framingham-based compounding pharmacy, killed 76 people and sickened more than 700 others nationwide. Massachusetts ...