The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did

Billions of prescriptions for generic drugs are filled in the U.S. annually. The FDA tests only a few dozen of them every ...

Rx Inspector: ProPublica’s New Tool Provides Drug Info the FDA Won’t

We’ve launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and see the track records of ...

How we created a tool that tells you where your generic drugs were made

The post How We Created a Tool That Tells You Where Your Generic Drugs Were Made appeared first on ProPublica.
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Generic cancer drugs used around the world fail quality tests, investigation shows

Vital chemotherapy drugs used around the world have failed quality tests, putting cancer patients in more than 100 countries at risk of ineffective treatments and potentially fatal side effects, an ...
The Shreveport Times

Some generic Adderall medications are being recalled over bottle mislabeling. What to know

Adderall is a central nervous system stimulant that's prescribed to treat two conditions, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy. If you're ...
The Conversation

Idarucizumab, levetiracetam, ustekinumab: how do drugs get their names and why are they so hard to pronounce?

Craig Russell receives funding from BBSRC. If you’ve ever tried discussing medicines with friends or family and found yourself stumbling over the pronunciation — or even resorting to snapping a photo ...