Drug Distributors Seek Extra Time To Meet Drug Tracing Requirements

A drug distributors group is asking FDA for at least an extra three months to meet the drug tracing law's new data requirements, warning in a Dec. 15 letter to Commissioner Margaret Hamburg that some distributors won't be ready by the Jan. 1 deadline and supply chains could be disrupted without enforcement relief. The group asks for a written statement stating the agency will temporarily offer enforcement flexibility, and asks FDA to urge states to also exercise restraint until the...