Drug maker lobbies Utah AG John Swallow to strike unfriendly Medicaid policy Makena » Company claims pharmacies make illegal copies of its drug, urges Swallow to review Medicaid rules.

KV Pharmaceuticals has fought, and failed, on multiple fronts to capitalize on a drug used to prevent preterm births known as Makena.

Now the bankrupt drug maker is turning to Utah Attorney General John Swallow in a bid to strike a Medicaid policy favoring KV’s competitors — compounding pharmacies that make the drug for pennies on the dollar.

Pointing to the deadly meningitis outbreak caused late last year by products compounded by a pharmacy in New England, Christmas suggests Utah should more tightly regulate compounders.

"In violation of Utah law, compounding pharmacies continue to make and distribute large volumes of … copies, or essential copies of Makena," alleged KV vice president Patricia Christmas in a letter preceding a private meeting on Tuesday with Swallow.

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