The Patient, Consumer, and Public Health Coalition expressed concern that the draft does not adequately address the public health threats posed by compounding pharmacies and will not do enough to prevent future health care crises and offers a number of suggested revisions.
Dr. Yttri testifies at an FDA public hearing that a new, expedited pathway for drug approval is poorly-defined and would promote unproven drugs to high-risk patients.
Dr. Zuckerman states that loopholes in the FDA law, including compounding pharmacies, have allowed hundreds of people to get sick with meningitis and several to die. The VALID Compounding Act is designed to close the loopholes that are so harmful to patients.
This letter expresses support for Massachusetts Representative Ed Markey’s proposed legislation that would give the FDA more authority over compounding pharmacies.
The Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund thanks Senator Patrick J. Leahy for his leadership regarding the Camp Lejeune Historic Drinking Water Consolidated Document Repository. The contamination of drinking water at Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base is an unprecedented environmental disaster affecting the courageous men and women of our military.
Brandel France de Bravo, MPH, testifies on the safety and efficacy of a new device to examine the margins of tissue removed during a lumpectomy to make sure all the breast cancer was removed.