Cancer Drug Suppliers Should Help Shortages, FDA Says
Federal regulators said Tuesday that they've approved new suppliers for two crucial cancer drugs, easing critical shortages - at least for the time being - that have left p...Read More
Food And Drug Administration FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg Photo
Food And Drug Administration FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg
FILE - In this April 19, 2011 file photo, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg announces new prescription drug safety measures and a plan to fight prescription drug abuse, at the National Press Club in Washington. Federal regulators sid Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, they've approved new suppliers for two crucial cancer drugs, easing critical shortages _ at least for the time being _ that have patients worried about missing life-saving treatments. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
FILE - In this April 19, 2011 file photo, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg announces new prescription drug safety measures and a plan to fight prescription drug abuse, at the National Press Club in Washington. Federal regulators sid Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, they've approved new suppliers for two crucial cancer drugs, easing critical shortages _ at least for the time being _ that have patients worried about missing life-saving treatments. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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