Re:Bottle of Lies
by pstrateman on Thursday June 06, 2019 @01:32PM
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It's significantly harder to test than it is to control the process used to create the drugs.
The idea that the FDA can test every batch of every drug imported is ridiculous, they can however implement strict controls for the production of the drug.... but not abroad.
Re:Bottle of Lies
by kwhitefoot on Thursday June 06, 2019 @02:36PM
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> The idea that the FDA can test every batch of every drug imported is ridiculous,
Why? I'm pretty sure that large scale manufacturers of electronic devices test every batch of components that they receive. Why should drugs be different?
It's not as if they have to test them for effectiveness, they just have to check that they contain certain compounds and don't contain others.
Also they could put that duty on the distributor.
Electronics testing is obviously not the same as chemical analysis.
I think it's inarguable that generics have offered live-saving medication to millions, if not billions, around the world, much to the disgust of the pharmaceutical companies who would prefer a captive market like they've stitched up in the US.