Bill Would Loosen Restrictions on Compounding Pharmacies

Insurance groups are marshaling forces to defeat legislation that they say would loosen federal restrictions on compounding pharmacies and send medication costs soaring.  Although the bill has seen little action in Congress since it was introduced last summer, in the current Washington climate of deregulation and growing acceptance of dietary supplements, insurance associations aren't taking chances. “AIA is opposed to this bill because all treatment should be evidence-based and outcome-focused, and there is little to no medical evidence to support the prescription of compound...