Obama to Order FDA to Allay Drug Shortages

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FOX News:

Acting once again without Congress, President Obama on Monday was directing the Food and Drug Administration to take steps to reduce drug shortages that administration officials say has placed patients at risk and led to price gouging.

The president was signing an executive order -- his fifth in a week -- instructing the FDA to take action absent congressional approval.

Last year, the FDA reported 178 drug shortages -- mainly cancer, anesthetics, electrolytes and emergency room drugs -- and the agency says it continues to see an increase in shortages this year.