#House GOP opens probe into FDA response to drug shortages

Admin3 years ago04 mins

House Republicans are launching a probe into how the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responding to a growing number of prescription drug shortages in the country. In a letter sent to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, Republicans on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability requested documents and a staff-level briefing to understand the agency’s…

#Chemotherapy shortages push cancer centers toward crisis

Admin3 years ago09 mins

Cancer centers are contending with shortages of key chemotherapy drugs, with potentially dire consequences once the scarcity starts hitting patients. A new survey released this week by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) found that 93 percent of cancer centers are reporting shortages of carboplatin and 70 percent are reporting shortages of cisplatin. These two…