Compounding Bill In Senate Gets Bipartisan Push For Floor Vote
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
HELP Committee leaders Harkin and Alexander write letter arguing that FDA’s warnings of more problems from tainted compounded medications have come true and that their legislation should gain a vote next month.
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