Through our reporting, it became clear that patients and doctors don’t have all the information needed to make informed decisions about the medicines they take or prescribe.

More on how we gathered a trove of FDA information and put it all together:
https://www.propublica.org/article/rx-inspector-fda-generic-drug-tool-methodology?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#FDA #Medicine #Medication #Drugs #Health #Safety #App #Data #Research

The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.

Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations:
https://projects.propublica.org/rx-inspector/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#Data #Research #FDA #Health #PublicHealth #Medicine #Medication

The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.

Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations:
https://projects.propublica.org/rx-inspector/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#Data #Research #FDA #Health #PublicHealth #Medicine #Medication

The FDA Rarely Forces Manufacturers to Recall Dangerous Medical Devices, Watchdog Report Finds
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Lawmakers requested the report after a 2023 ProPublica and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette investigation revealed that the FDA had received hundreds of complaints over many years about defective breathing machines and never ordered a recall.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-defective-device-recalls-gao-report?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #FDA #Consumer #Recall #Health #Government #Report

The FDA Rarely Forces Manufacturers to Recall Dangerous Medical Devices, Watchdog Report Finds
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Lawmakers requested the report after a 2023 ProPublica and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette investigation revealed that the FDA had received hundreds of complaints over many years about defective breathing machines and never ordered a recall.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-defective-device-recalls-gao-report?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #FDA #Consumer #Recall #Health #Government #Report

"American inspections of foreign food facilities — which produce everything from crawfish to cookies for the U.S. market — have plummeted to historic lows this year, a ProPublica analysis of federal data shows, even as inspections reveal alarming conditions at some manufacturers."

https://www.propublica.org/article/foreign-food-safety-inspections-historic-low-fda

#PublicHealth #food #FoodSafety #FoodInspections #FDA #HHS #USpol

Foreign food safety inspections have hit a historic low after Trump staffing cuts. The dramatic shift in oversight comes as the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food.

“It’s only a matter of time before people die,” one expert said.
https://www.propublica.org/article/foreign-food-safety-inspections-historic-low-fda?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #FDA #Food #Safety #Health #PublicHealth #Trump #Data #Research

"American inspections of foreign food facilities — which produce everything from crawfish to cookies for the U.S. market — have plummeted to historic lows this year, a ProPublica analysis of federal data shows, even as inspections reveal alarming conditions at some manufacturers."

https://www.propublica.org/article/foreign-food-safety-inspections-historic-low-fda

#PublicHealth #food #FoodSafety #FoodInspections #FDA #HHS #USpol

Foreign food safety inspections have hit a historic low after Trump staffing cuts. The dramatic shift in oversight comes as the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food.

“It’s only a matter of time before people die,” one expert said.
https://www.propublica.org/article/foreign-food-safety-inspections-historic-low-fda?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #FDA #Food #Safety #Health #PublicHealth #Trump #Data #Research

Senators Propose Sweeping Changes to Generic Drug Oversight
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Citing a ProPublica investigation, lawmakers are calling on the FDA to conduct more drug testing and to alert hospitals and other purchasers when foreign manufacturers with safety failures are given a special pass to send their products to the U.S.
https://www.propublica.org/article/lawmakers-propose-changes-drug-oversight-fda?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Congress #Senate #Law #FDA #Drugs #Safety #Health #PublicHealth

In case you missed it: We found that the FDA allowed 20+ foreign factories to continue to send certain medications to the U.S. even after those facilities were banned because of concerns about contamination and other breaches.

The agency kept the practice largely hidden from the public and Congress.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-drug-loophole-sun-pharma?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#FDA #Drugs #Health #Manufacturing #Medicine #PublicHealth

Senators Propose Sweeping Changes to Generic Drug Oversight
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Citing a ProPublica investigation, lawmakers are calling on the FDA to conduct more drug testing and to alert hospitals and other purchasers when foreign manufacturers with safety failures are given a special pass to send their products to the U.S.
https://www.propublica.org/article/lawmakers-propose-changes-drug-oversight-fda?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Congress #Senate #Law #FDA #Drugs #Safety #Health #PublicHealth

Is Your Medication Made in a Contaminated Factory? The FDA Won’t Tell You.
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The agency’s decision to conceal drug names on inspection reports has prevented doctors, pharmacists and patients from knowing whether medications made overseas are tainted by manufacturing failures that could make them ineffective or unsafe.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-hides-drug-names-contaminated-factories?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #FDA #Medicine #Health #Safety #Drugs #Manufacturing

Is Your Medication Made in a Contaminated Factory? The FDA Won’t Tell You.
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The agency’s decision to conceal drug names on inspection reports has prevented doctors, pharmacists and patients from knowing whether medications made overseas are tainted by manufacturing failures that could make them ineffective or unsafe.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-hides-drug-names-contaminated-factories?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #FDA #Medicine #Health #Safety #Drugs #Manufacturing