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Attorney General William Tong today led a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to hold accountable drug manufacturers that are unlawfully imperiling access to affordable prescriptions for low-income patients.
Subscribe Drug manufacturers are unlawfully attempting to disrupt arrangements that have long made it easier for low-income Americans to access prescription drugs. HHS must immediately step in to protect vulnerable patients from the unlawful and unacceptable actions of these drug manufacturers. The 340b Drug Pricing Program has strong bipartisan support from lawmakers and leaders nationwide, and HHS should not allow drug makers to unilaterally ignore their obligations, said Attorney General Tong.
US regulators give nod to genetically modified pig for food, medical products
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United Therapeutics also hopes to develop a way for the pig’s organs to be transplanted into people US regulators have approved a genetically modified pig for food and medical products, making it the second such animal to get the green light for human consumption. But the company behind it says there are no imminent plans to sell it for meat.
The pig is genetically engineered to eliminate the presence of alpha-gal, a type of sugar found in many mammals.
The sugar makes its way into many products including medications, cosmetics and food and can cause allergic reactions in some people.
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US regulators OK genetically modified pig for food, drugs
by Candice Choi, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 15, 2020 4:27 pm EDT
Last Updated Dec 15, 2020 at 4:42 pm EDT
This undated photo provided by Revivicor, Inc., a unit of United Therapeutics, shows a genetically modified pig. U.S. regulators have approved a genetically modified pig for food and medical products, making it the second such animal to get the green light for human consumption but United Therapeutics, the company behind it says there are no imminent plans for its meat to be sold. (Revivicor, Inc. via AP)
NEW YORK U.S. regulators have approved a genetically modified pig for food and medical products, making it the second such animal to get the green light for human consumption. But the company behind it says there are no imminent plans to sell it for meat.
National Pork Board For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration approved for food and human therapeutics on Monday a genomic alteration in domestic pigs that prevents them from producing a sugar that can cause allergic reactions in some people. “A tremendous milestone for scientific innovation,” said FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn. The intentional genomic alteration (IGA) in the so-called GalSafe pigs is intended to eliminate alpha-gal sugar on the surface of pig cells. People with Alpha-gal syndrome may have mild to severe allergic reactions to the sugar found in red meat. Also called red-meat allergy, Alpha-gal syndrome may be triggered by bites from the lone star or black-legged tick and can be life-threatening, says the CDC. Most of the reported cases are among people living in the U.S. Southeast.