Senate Joins House in Passing Compounding Pharmacy Oversight Bill November 14, 2013 By Matthew Perrone The Senate voted Tuesday to advance a bill designed to tighten government oversight of pharmacies that custom-mix prescription drugs, in...
Claim Against Coca-Cola Over Vitaminwater to Proceed; No Damages Allowed July 22, 2013 By Matthew Perrone A judge last Thursday recommended that a case challenging the claims on popular Vitaminwater drinks as misleading move forward as...
FDA Warns on Georgia Compounding Pharmacy Recall March 25, 2013 By Matthew Perrone The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors that a Georgia-based compounding pharmacy is recalling dozens of lots of the...
Uncertainty Marks Federal Regulation of Compounding Pharmacies October 15, 2012 By Matthew Perrone The deadly meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated pain injections has prompted calls for tighter federal regulation of compounding pharmacies, which...
U.S., Europe Urged to Offer Product Safety Training to Importers April 6, 2012 By Matthew Perrone Food and drug regulators in the U.S., Europe and other developed countries should offer training, technology and expertise to developing...
Experts Say Antitrust Repeal Unlikely to Spur Health Insurance Competition October 26, 2009 By Matthew Perrone Democratic lawmakers are seeking to stir up competition by stripping health insurers of their protection from certain federal antitrust laws,...
Minnesota Judge Won’t Remove Himself from Medtronic Case March 11, 2009 By Matthew Perrone A judge who dismissed thousands of lawsuits against Minneapolis-based Medtronic said this week he will not remove himself from the...
Medical Device Makers Could Face Increased State Liability Claims March 9, 2009 By Matthew Perrone Following the recent Supreme Court decision that federal rules do not protect drugmakers from state lawsuits, Democrats in Congress have...
U.S. Report Questions Safety of Chemical Used in Plastic Bottles April 17, 2008 By Matthew Perrone A chemical used to make baby bottles and other shatterproof plastic containers could be linked to a range of hormonal...
Employers, Lawmakers Push Doctors to Adopt Electronic Prescriptions February 22, 2008 By Matthew Perrone Motivated by mounting medical costs, lawmakers and executives are urging doctors to embrace a seemingly simple way to save billions...