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503b CompoundingBennett Burr Power Grab
When politicians start talking about “bi-partisan cooperation,” smart citizens get nervous. It usually means another transfer of freedom and taxes to the federal government at the expense of individuals, families, localities, and states. Case in point: a Denver Post op-ed by two U.S. Senators (or their staffs) on their latest “bipartisan” deal. The Senators are Michael Bennett (D.-Colo.) and […]
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December2013
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503b CompoundingEasing a burden, keeping patients safe
Pharmacies in Colorado fill 60 million prescriptions every single year. In North Carolina, they fill 90 million a year. The families who take these drugs in Colorado and North Carolina, and the tens of millions more across the country, expect their medicine to be safe. For years, we haven’t been able to ensure the safety […]
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December2013
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503b CompoundingCritics: State Inspectors at Root of Pharmacy Errors
The deaths of 64 people injected with contaminated drugs created by New England Compounding Center last year drew wide public attention because of the scale of the tragedy and the mistakes uncovered after the fact, but the incident was by no means isolated. In 2007, three people died after being injected with a compounded drug […]
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