News for October 27th, 2008

FDA will not name Chinese plants that supplied tainted heparin

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is at odds with congressional investigators over an investigation into the federal agency’s inspection of foreign drug manufacturing facilities.

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FDA inspections of foreign drug facilities could take years

This year’s contaminated heparin scare that seriously harmed hundreds of Americans has taught us one thing – we need a better system of ensuring that drugs manufactured in foreign markets are safe for Americans.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that it will place more than 60 food and drug regulators worldwide over the next year to inspect foreign drug manufacturing plants.

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