Re:Carcinogens Have Infiltrated the Generic Drug Supply in t...
by mirimir on Saturday September 14, 2019 @02:06PM
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I do remember reading about cuts in FDA resources. As an excuse for why they'd missed so many violations.
Checking, I see that it was Reagan era cuts.[0] So the timeline that you cited begins in 1992, which was probably the minimum funding level.[1,2]
Also, Hatch-Waxman was approved in 1984, which increased the workload considerably. And then there was the first generic drug scandal in the late 80s. That's what I was thinking of.
Checking, I see that it was Reagan era cuts.[0] So the timeline that you cited begins in 1992, which was probably the minimum funding level.[1,2]
Also, Hatch-Waxman was approved in 1984, which increased the workload considerably. And then there was the first generic drug scandal in the late 80s. That's what I was thinking of.
0) https://academic.oup.com/shm/article-abstract/29/1/202/24722...
1) https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/R44576.html#_Toc82198...
2) https://sci-hub.tw/https://doi.org/10.1093/shm/hkv106