US FDA Officials Exhort Compounding Pharmacies To Improve Drug Quality
Executive Summary
Will lessons from New England Compounding Center ever be learned? Top FDA officials say that compounding pharmacies need up their game and do a better job of producing quality sterile drugs as way too many facilities are failing GMP inspections and producing drugs that are sickening – and even killing – patients. Officials say forthcoming final guidance and final USP standard should turn this situation around.
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