Hello, everyone, and how are you this fine, sunny morning? Here on the Pharmalot campus, the birds are chirping, the chipmunks are scurrying, and a cool breeze is wafting by. What could be better? As you might guess, this calls for celebration, yes? So please join us as we hoist another cup of delicious stimulation. Remember, no prescription is required. Meanwhile, here are a few items of interest. Have a grand day, and drop us a line if you hear something saucy. …
In hopes of alleviating potential drug shortages and other issues wrought by Covid-19, the Food and Drug Administration drastically rolled back oversight of compounding pharmacies — a swift and sweeping relaxing of the rules that were put in place after a fungal meningitis outbreak traced to one such center killed more than 60 people, STAT says. Public health experts say there is merit to relaxing the rules amid the pandemic, but caution there is no reason to make the changes permanent. Compounders are gearing up for a fight to do just that.
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