Here’s a little more in-depth analysis of the generic drug argument before SCOTUS:
Andre Mura, litigation counsel at the Center for Constitutional Litigation in Washington, D.C., said the government’s argument was troubling. “There were suggestions that the FDA shouldn’t be second-guessed, but as the Court said in Wyeth v. Levine, the FDA approval process does not mean, and should not be taken to mean, that a drug is absolutely safe even for approved uses,” said Mura, who wrote an amicus brief for AAJ in Bartlett. “Congress didn’t intend the FDA to provide the sole level of consumer protection, and a broad preemption ruling here would ignore that clear congressional intent.”
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Supreme Court grapples with generic drugs and design defects