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Medicine could be safer / uncontaminated through various ways

By Hicbd
Tue Jul 11 2023 5:03 pm

"No government agency tracks cases unless they're linked to a major outbreak among hospital patients. And sudden, seemingly random illnesses in disparate places are notoriously hard to link to a tainted drug... Drug labels need to include only the manufacturer, the packer or the distributor — not all three...Inspectors miss serious hazards. Drugmakers fail to meet standards even after the FDA has taken enforcement action. Hundreds of plants haven’t been inspected for years, if ever."

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https://abcnews.go.com/Health/tainted-drugs-medicine-makes-patients-sicker/story?id=59912145
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65395716
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/tainted-drugs-ex-fda-inspector-warns-dangers-u-s-meds-n1002971
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-06-20/l-a-public-health-officials-issue-warning-about-fentanyl-tainted-pills-appearing-in-mexican-drug-stores

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Healthcare Personal Health Hospitals U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Consumer Protection / Safety U.S. Healthcare Drug / Treatment Safety Prescription Drugs / Medicine Pharmaceutical Industry Investigative Reporting World Health Organization (WHO) China Mexico Government Regulation / Oversight Lawsuits / Personal Injury India

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