FDA’s Poison Prevention Packaging Rule: A Bitter Pill the FDA is Forced to Swallow

By John M. Desiderio The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently ruled unanimously that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is not authorized to regulate the packaging of solid dosage dietary supplements and drugs for poison prevention purposes.1 The court held that FDA exceeded its statutory jurisdiction when it issued regulations requiring unit-dose … Continue reading FDA’s Poison Prevention Packaging Rule: A Bitter Pill the FDA is Forced to Swallow