SCOTUS declines to review drug disposal suit

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a challenge from the biopharma industry against a drug disposal program in Alameda County, Calif., that requires drug companies to cover the cost of collecting and disposing of unused drugs from county residents.

The Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance was passed in July 2012. In December 2012, The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association (PhRMA), the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) and the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) filed a lawsuit against the county in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, arguing that the ordinance violated the U.S. Constitution's Commerce Clause. ...