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More on the FDA Suit

By Steve Hall

Nathan Koppel posts, "FDA Dragged Into Execution-Drug Controversy," at the Wall Street Journal Law Blog. Last month, the FDA announced that it would permit prison officials to import thiopental to their hearts? content. But the agency said it also would not vouch for the safety and purity of imported thiopental. Today, six death-row inmates from Arizona, California and Tennessee sued the FDA in federal court, claiming the agency has violated federal law by allowing states to import thiopental that has not been reviewed for safety and purity. The death-row inmates are represented by powerhouse law firm Sidley Austin and partner Bradford Berenson, a former associated counsel to president George W. Bush. ?The FDA is improperly allowing drugs into the United States even though it won?t stand behind their safety and efficacy,? he said...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 02, 2011 (boomark / email).