Upton And Pitts Ask HHS To Work With Congress On Off-Label Promotion Bill

House Energy & Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and health subcommittee chair Joseph Pitts (R-PA) ask HHS to come to the table to craft a legislative solution to FDA's recent string of court loses over off-label promotion. In a letter to Secretary Sylvia Burwell Thursday (May 26), the lawmakers cite what they see as intransigence by HHS and the Obama administration on the issue and say it is time for lawmakers to step in. “Strictly preventing manufacturers from proactively providing...