1.0Public Citizenhttps://www.citizen.orgDiane Krauthamerhttps://www.citizen.org/author/dkrauthamer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="oFcYOj3lGu"><a href="https://www.citizen.org/article/letter-to-the-fda-urging-re-inspection-of-compounding-pharmacies-with-serious-safety-violations/">Letter to the FDA Urging Re-Inspection of Compounding Pharmacies with Serious Safety Violations</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.citizen.org/article/letter-to-the-fda-urging-re-inspection-of-compounding-pharmacies-with-serious-safety-violations/embed/#?secret=oFcYOj3lGu" width="600" height="338" title="“Letter to the FDA Urging Re-Inspection of Compounding Pharmacies with Serious Safety Violations” — Public Citizen" data-secret="oFcYOj3lGu" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> The dangers of unregulated compounding pharmacies have been made tragically clear in the wake of the recent fungal meningitis outbreak. Public Citizen urges the Food and Drug Administration to promptly re-inspect each of the 16 compounding pharmacy facilities where serious safety concerns were uncovered in earlier inspections and initiate a systematic program to determine whether other compounding pharmacies are engaged in illegal practices.https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/public_citizen_shared_link.jpg1200628