Republicans on a House oversight panel will investigate the Food and Drug Administration's handling of a common decongestant ingredient that the agency recently concluded was ineffective, the committee told Axios first.
Why it matters: The inquiry, the latest in an aggressive investigative agenda by House Republicans, seeks to understand why the FDA didn't take earlier action against a wide range of over-the-counter cough and cold drugs that accounted for nearly $1.8 billion in sales last year.
A controversial bankruptcy reorganization plan for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reaches the Supreme Court Monday in a case with major implications for victims of the opioid crisis, as well as states, localities and Indigenous tribes still dealing with the fallout.
Driving the news: Justices will weigh whether members of the Sackler family, who owned the company, should be shielded from current and future lawsuits connected with Purdue in exchange for paying about $5.5 billion to address the addiction crisis.
