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The number of drug shortages has been rising steadily over the last five years, nearly tripling from 61 in 2005 to 178 in 2010.  …

As we have covered several times over the past few years, the abuse and overuse of painkillers, particularly opioids, has created…

Recently the US Preventative Services Taskforce (USPSTF or Taskforce) released controversial recommendations on breast and…

Since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it would be delaying the collection of payment…

Deaths from painkiller overdoses have tripled over the last decade and led to the deaths of 14,800 Americans in 2008, exceeding…

The Senate Finance Committee recently posted an open letter on its website to the health care sector soliciting industry…

There has been a tremendous amount of attention surrounding drug shortages in the U.S. over the past several months—and rightly…

Earlier this month, President Obama signed legislation (H.R. 3630) that includes a 10-month doc fix.  The $143 billion package…

Earlier this month, U.S. Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) introduced a bill that would accelerate the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…

The FDA and industry recently came to an agreement in principle for the Medical Device User Fee Act (MDUFA), costing the device…