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Entries Tagged as 'Drug reimportation'

The FDA can’t protect you; that’s why you need to protect yourself

March 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment

In an article today excoriating the FDA for its regulation of prescription drugs, the New York Times reports:

The Institute of Medicine, the Government Accountability Office and the F.D.A.’s own Science Board have all issued reports saying poor management and scientific inadequacies make the agency incapable of protecting the country against unsafe drugs, medical devices and […]

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Tags: Drug reimportation · Drug safety · Prescription drugs

The hypocrisy of drug re-importation laws, continued…

November 5th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Sooooo… the FDA says it doesn’t inspect drugs imported from China and India (and sold through U.S. pharmacies) for safety. Did you know that almost 80 percent of the active ingredients in prescription drugs sold in the U.S. come from these countries?
And yet, the FDA still wastes its time with the “issue” of U.S. […]

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Tags: Canadian drugs · Drug reimportation · FDA