News Tagged ‘imported drugs’

Lawmakers debate safety of importing drugs

Congress continues to debate the notion of allowing people to buy inexpensive drug from other countries, as the administration is encouraging, but the stickler seems to be ensuring the safety of those imported drugs, according to Portfolio.

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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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