Public Citizen Asks Texas To Shutter Compounding Pharmacy Because FDA Lacks Authority

Public Citizen is asking the Texas State Board of Pharmacy to revoke the license of an Austin-based compounding pharmacy, alleging the company repeatedly and knowingly violated standard procedures for producing sterile injectable medicines based on two FDA inspections of the facility. The consumer group notes that FDA lacks authority to recall the compounding pharmacy’s products or shut it down, but the agency did issue a warning to healthcare providers and patients in March not to use the facility’s products. The...