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Political Factoid
There are no federal safety guidelines for
compounding pharmacies regarding sterile
environments.
2003
- "A pharmacist and expert on the sterile compounding of
drugs, testified to Congress [Senate Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions] about non-sterile
conditions she'd witnessed."
- Republican controlled Congress fails to address sterility
guidelines for compounding pharmacies (states' rights?)
2012
- "Pharmacy compounding accounts for 37 million
prescription drugs in the United States each year."
- Over 300 people became sick (tens of thousands
were exposed) and 24 died from contaminated
presciptions from a large unregulated compounding
pharmacy corporation.
- Republicans continue to call for smaller government,
with less government regulation and oversight.
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