Legal Opinion
Wellness Pharmacy, Inc. v. Azar
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 21, 2021No. Civil Action No. 2020-3082Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WELLNESS PHARMACY, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 20-cv-3082 (CRC) XAVIER BECERRA, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 1 et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Evoking Victorian apothecary scales and porcelain mortars and pestles, compounded drugs are formulated by pharmacists to create medicines tailored for individual patients. Federal law generally exempts these extemporaneous mixtures from the vast regulatory framework that governs the development and introduction of new drugs, leaving most regulation to the States.…
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