Tag: drug quality
Quality concerns: when clinicians question generic manufacturing
Clinicians are raising alarms about generic drug quality as manufacturing shifts overseas. Studies show higher adverse event rates for drugs made in India, and outdated supply chains are causing dangerous shortages. Transparency and domestic production may be the key to safer generics.
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