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Pentagon Taps Independent Lab, Not FDA, to Test Safety of Generic Drugs for Service Members

Most of America’s generic drugs are produced in India and China, where the FDA has limited regulatory and oversight power. The Pentagon now wants to contract with a private firm for quality control.
Pentagon Taps Independent Lab, Not FDA, to Test Safety of Generic Drugs for Service Members
The Pentagon in Washington on Jan. 26, 2020. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/ AP Photo
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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The U.S. Department of Defense is contracting with independent drug testing firm Valisure to help ensure the safety of generic medications given to service members and veterans.

The small Connecticut lab has repeatedly detected harmful substances in widely used drugs in recent years.

Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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