Drug Companies Ask U.S. Supreme Court To Knock Down Alameda County’s Rx Drug Take-Back Program
Generic and brand-name prescription drug companies have submitted a 146-page petition to the U.S. Supreme Court over a 2012 Alameda County law that requires them to pay to collect and discard unwanted prescription drugs. The companies argued that the county law violates the Constitution's commerce clause by shifting the cost and administration of a local program to outside manufacturers, and by extension to out-of-state consumers.
- "Drug Firms Take Alameda County Law to U.S. Supreme Court" (Artz, San Jose Mercury News, 1/8).