Guardian Pharmacy Ordered To Stop Making Sterile Drugs Under Terms Of Consent Decree
Executive Summary
Drug compounding pharmacy Guardian Pharmacy Services was ordered to stop manufacturing sterile drugs after ignoring quality problems for too long, bringing to two the number of decrees the Justice Department has filed against drug compounding pharmacies so far this year, which at the current rate may exceed the two consent decrees filed in all of calendar year 2018. The action follows reports that patients administered eye injections of a drug compounded by Guardian during cataract surgery developed vision impairment.
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