House Energy & Commerce ranking Democrat Frank Pallone (NJ) on Monday (July 9) requested the committee hold a hearing examining how FDA safety systems are gamed to block generic competition and potential legislative fixes, including the pending Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act. “I would urge you to hold a hearing soon on the anti-competitive practices of pharmaceutical companies and the abuses of FDA's regulatory programs to delay generic competition. Ensuring robust competition in the pharmaceutical...