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Entry for February 21, 2008 -
Prescription Drug Ingredients
Yesterday ABC World News reported that ingredients for
most prescription drugs come from other countries,
primarily India and China, and that some of the
manufacturing sites have not been inspected, ever, by the
FDA.
Clearly the lack of inspections must have been equally true
a few years ago when it was illegal for Americans to save
money by buying their prescription drugs from Canada.
The reason for creating the illegality, the U.S. government
said, was that drugs from any other country than the
United States could pose serious health risks to Americans.
The question that comes to mind now is, "Why weren't
these facts about foreign manufacture of prescription drug
ingredients broadcast at the time of the legislation that made
it illegal for Americans to save money by buying their
prescriptions from other countries?"
Were these facts not broadcast because the "news report"
about the protective legislation was not news at all, but
rather a concoction meant to persuade viewers to see
something in a particular way?
Which makes me wonder why we are told, after the fact,
what Congress has done. Why doesn't the news tell us
before something is decided in Congress so that we can
think about it and send in our feelings on the subject before
it's a fait accompli?
Prescription Drug Ingredients
Yesterday ABC World News reported that ingredients for
most prescription drugs come from other countries,
primarily India and China, and that some of the
manufacturing sites have not been inspected, ever, by the
FDA.
Clearly the lack of inspections must have been equally true
a few years ago when it was illegal for Americans to save
money by buying their prescription drugs from Canada.
The reason for creating the illegality, the U.S. government
said, was that drugs from any other country than the
United States could pose serious health risks to Americans.
The question that comes to mind now is, "Why weren't
these facts about foreign manufacture of prescription drug
ingredients broadcast at the time of the legislation that made
it illegal for Americans to save money by buying their
prescriptions from other countries?"
Were these facts not broadcast because the "news report"
about the protective legislation was not news at all, but
rather a concoction meant to persuade viewers to see
something in a particular way?
Which makes me wonder why we are told, after the fact,
what Congress has done. Why doesn't the news tell us
before something is decided in Congress so that we can
think about it and send in our feelings on the subject before
it's a fait accompli?