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ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

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

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ProPublica

Senators Propose Sweeping Changes to Generic Drug Oversight

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.
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Thomas Traynor
@thomastraynor@social.linux.pizza replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@ProPublica don't meet standards? Then you don't get to import the drugs and are publically called out. I want to know that my medications are safe and effective. Same for wife's medications.

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Todd Knarr
@tknarr@mstdn.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@ProPublica Maybe we should just... stop giving them passes if they fail to meet the standards?

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@ProPublica@newsie.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

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

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Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs

A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
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@Jude_theone479001@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@ProPublica The documented condition of these drug factories will curl your hair. Long but good read.

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