Wednesday, February 26, 2020

4 hours ago - Hope for treating the novel coronavirus could be on the horizon, as the first US study of a drug to treat the illness is underway. So far, there is no cure or vaccine for the virus, which has infected more than 80,000 people and killed more than 2,700 worldwide in the past few ...

Trump urges calm even as US reports worrisome new virus case President Donald Trump says the U.S. is “very, very ready” for whatever the new coronavirus threat brings, even as health authorities warn Americans that more infections are coming By LAURAN NEERGAARD and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/trump-names-pence-lead-us-response-coronavirus-threat-69244081

World battles virus epidemic as cases multiply outside China By KIM TONG-HYUNG and MATT SEDENSKY

https://apnews.com/113e00e87074cfa17f824c59f40b5899

365 Houston-area jobs affected by closure of AmerisourceBergen's compounding pharmacy business

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2020/02/20/365-houston-area-jobs-affected-by-closure-of.html

FDA, India Act to Prevent Shipments of Illegal Medicine from Entering U.S. India-West Staff Reporter 7 hrs ago

https://www.indiawest.com/news/business/fda-india-act-to-prevent-shipments-of-illegal-medicine-from/article_ccf532c4-5802-11ea-a740-4b69d5b61fa0.html

Prosecutors appeal acquittals of 2 in deadly fungal meningitis case Walter F. Roche Jr., Special to Nashville TennesseanPublished 11:08 a.m. CT Feb. 25, 2020

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/health/2020/02/25/2012-fungal-meningitis-case-prosecutors-appeal-acquittals-gregory-conigliaro-sharon-carter/4867945002/

February 25, 2020 Update To FDA’s Guidance #256 On Compounded Animal Drugs

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/update-to-fda-s-guidance-256-on-33568/

What are APIs and how they threaten India’s status of a ‘pharmacy to the world’ Despite being a leading supplier of medicines to several countries, India is highly dependent on China for raw materials even to produce medicines as basic as Crocin. HIMANI CHANDNA 26 February, 2020 12:07 pm IST

https://theprint.in/theprint-essential/what-are-apis-and-how-they-threaten-indias-status-of-a-pharmacy-to-the-world/370941/

February 26, 2020 Pioneer Drug Maker Throws First Punch At Pharmacy Outsourcing Facilities (503b)

"Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. — a pioneer drug company that markets its FDA-approved oral vancomycin hydrochloride solution, FIRVANQ® — has sued Edge Pharma, LLC, an outsourcing facility operating pursuant to section 503B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), for compounding an oral vancomycin hydrochloride solution that is identical or nearly identical to FIRVANQ."  More Here