Critics: Obama shares outbreak blame

[formerlurker]

Critics: Obama shares outbreak blame
Drug rules loosened on his watch
By Chris Cassidy and Erin Smith
Wednesday, October 10, 2012



Under the Obama administration, the FDA has opted not to crack down on compounding pharmacies that are mass-producing cheaper drugs under less scrutiny than heavily regulated pharmaceuticals as part of a push to reduce health costs, a former top Bush-era FDA official told the Herald.

“The administration made the decision that having access to cheap drugs is more important than the assurances of safety and efficacy from the FDA,” said Sheldon Bradshaw, the FDA’s senior legal counsel in the George W. Bush administration who now works as a Washington lawyer representing corporations regulated by the FDA.

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20221010critics_obama_shares_blame_drug_rules_loosened_on_his_watch/srvc=home&position=2

[Ballygrl]

That's really scary and this is the 1st time I've seen a Political angle attached to it.

[thundley4]

Make drugs easier to get, make jobs and energy harder to get. Sounds about right.

[JohnnyReb]

Got to have them sugar pills for cheap, affordable Obamacare.