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The Quality Lowdown: As Washington Churns On Drug Shortages, Supply Chain Challenges Grow

 
• By Bowman Cox

While FDA commissioner meets with firms on shortages, senators challenge alternative source of platinum chemotherapies, FDA hinges imports from Sun plant on successful media fill runs, Safe Chain warned on Biktarvy suppliers, and the FDA asks Ipca more questions while setting “Mr. Ye” straight.

The Quality Lowdown

As shortages of common drugs for cancer and other medical conditions disrupt and perhaps shorten more lives, politicians of all stripes are demanding answers, while government officials, policy experts and industry groups cast about for them.

The letters are flying inside the Beltway. Seventy members from both political parties signed a letter to the health secretary and the FDA commissioner seeking answers on cancer drug shortages, while Rep

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