DeLauro Response to Closure of Second MA Compounding Pharmacy

Will IntroduceLegislation Strengthening Federal Oversight Next Month

NEWHAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statementtoday on the news a Waltham, Massachusetts compounding pharmacy has been shutdown after an unannounced inspection.

"Itis becoming increasingly clear that problems with compounding pharmacies arenot restricted to the New England Compounding Center. Now that anotherpharmacy has been found to be both acting beyond its license and producingdrugs in an unsuitable environment, the need for congressional action is morepronounced than ever. Quite simply, this is about life or death and wecannot risk any more lives. I look forward to working with my colleagues onboth sides of the aisle to address this issue and protect patient health."

DeLaurois a senior member of the committee responsible for funding the Food and DrugAdministration (FDA). She has announced plans to introduce legislationnext month that will strengthen the FDA's hand in licensing and overseeingcompounding pharmacies. Over 300 people are ill and 28 dead in 19 statesdue to the current regulatory patchwork system supervising these pharmacies.