How US FDA Wants Pharmaceutical Production Volumes Reported For Drug Shortage Prevention

Monthly data are expected in annual reports on listed drugs and active ingredients from every registered site, starting in February.

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The US Food and Drug Administration is finally ready to receive annual reports from the pharmaceutical industry on production volumes that Congress had required drug makers to begin providing in September 2020.

The agency said in August 2020 that manufacturers would not have to meet the statutory reporting deadline because the agency’s...

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