Key Senator Worries FDA Can’t Adequately Address Drug Shortages

By Beth Wang / August 23, 2019 at 3:29 PM
Senate Homeland Security & Government Affairs Committee ranking Democrat Gary Peters (MI) is concerned FDA doesn’t have the data it needs to mitigate drug shortages, which he says can drive up prices and hurt patients and hospitals. The senator asks FDA whether it needs more authority to address the issue and how HHS’ drug importation plan could affect shortages. In a letter to acting FDA Commissioner Ned Sharpless Wednesday (Aug. 21), Peters says the agency’s efforts to curb shortages have...


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