DOJ Probing International Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Earlier this year, we noted that a new enforcement focus for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will be increased oversight to ensure compliance with the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs) regulations. Specifically, Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, Deputy Assistant Attorney General (DAAG) for DOJ's Consumer Protection Branch (CPB), noted her division has long worked closely with FDA to promote the safety of pharmaceutical products.    Several months later, it appears that DOJ is acting on this promise in two recent cases. As reported by the Washington Post, Reuters, and ...
Source: Policy and Medicine - July 5, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs