WASHINGTON (AP) — The top lobbyist representing compounding pharmacies says Congress does not need to draft new laws to oversee his industry, as lawmakers seek accountability for a deadly meningitis outbreak tied to contaminated medications.
In testimony Thursday before the Senate, the head of the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists condemned the conduct of the pharmacy at the center of the outbreak, but said the company was operating as a rogue drug manufacturer and should have been shut down years ago by state or federal regulators.
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What good are regulations when DPH (MA regulatory body) refuses to enforce them?
Yes. Time to make all complaints, investigation findings, and detail PUBLIC, ON THE WEB, POSTED BY THE PHARMACY BOARD. Then experts OUTSIDE the tribe, and the public can debate what is in front of their eyes.
Yes. Time to make all complaints, investigation findings, and detail PUBLIC, ON THE WEB, POSTED BY THE PHARMACY BOARD. Then experts OUTSIDE the tribe, and the public can debate what is in front of their eyes.
"Compounding pharmacies, which mix customized medications based on prescriptions, are traditionally overseen by state pharmacy boards. But in recent years larger compounders like the NECC have emerged, mass-producing thousands of vials of drugs that can be shipped nationwide."
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Emerged? You mean when you violate your license you are "emerging"? No, you are committing criminal acts. Unless what you mean is that in some states it is legal, in some not. Which, clearly, means that compounding pharmacies should not be regulated on a state by state (differing) basis. State regulation makes less and less sense as the world shrinks and communications is instant. Look at our joke voting systems, as implemented on a state by state basis. The really sophisticated countries are laughing at us, but we don't know it because Americans are traditionally ignorant about the rest of the word, and believe that everything we do must be the best (per American exceptionalism).
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And, I am not impressed by arguments that the pharmacy group is "fighting" changes with lobbying and money. Our legislators are there to do right by the American people. If people in Congress can't make the right decisions then get rid of them. Period.
If they're doing the job correctly, why would they care about more regulation?
I guess they want the option of doing the job *incorrectly*.