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Senators Propose Sweeping Changes to Generic Drug Oversight --- (newsie.social)
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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.propublica.org/article/lawmake#News #Congress #Senate #Law #FDA #Drugs #Safety #Health #PublicHealth

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[–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

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.propublica.org/article/fda-dru#FDA #Drugs #Health #Manufacturing #Medicine #PublicHealth

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