House passes Drug Quality and Security Act; Senate passage is likely-Pharma track-and-trace, and tighter regulation of compounding pharmacies, is almost here.

Bill includes voluntary oversight by FDA of outsourced compounded pharmaceuticals, national distributor licensure, and a timetable for serialization and drug tracking

Pharma track-and-trace, and tighter regulation of compounding pharmacies, is almost here. In the middle of a high-tension day (Sept. 28) when the House spent hours debating the funding of the Affordable Health Care Act--and the government itself--the legislators paused to approve (by voice vote, indicating a non-controversial action) HR 3204,

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