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Second take on short-supply drug markups exonerates distributors

Rep. Elijah Cummings may have overstated alleged "gray market" price-gouging for drugs in short supply and done a public disservice to small distributors, according to Superior Medical Supply, one of

Sen. Schumer asks FTC to probe gray market mark-ups in drug shortages

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the gray marketers that appear to tack on hundreds- and even thousands-percent increases to hospitals for drugs in

Rep. Cummings finds drug shortage gray market prospering

Targeting gray-market middlemen, Rep. Elijah Cummings has contacted 5 privately held drug distributors seeking information on how they obtained meds in short supply, how much they paid for them, as

No penalties for stunning gray price hikes on cancer, anesthesia drugs

PBS Newshour health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser dove into the drug shortages pool recently, gaining access to Captain Valerie Jensen, assistant director for the FDA office that tracks shortages.