Ask a Patient Opinion Poll

With around 80% of drug ingredients sourced from foreign manufacturers, are you concerned about the ability of the FDA to regulate the safety of US drug products?

Voter Comments (the following are opinions of readers and not AskaPatient.com)

• its about absolute power...it corrupts absolutely

• The FDA is no longer the "Gold Standard"

• it is bad enough that most medications have too many bad side effects

• my insurance won't let me get anything other then generics

• Who cares--they work

• Global manufacturing is dangerous, especially for ingredients that end up in pharmaceutical products

• the "war on drugs" is denying those is real need of pain relief .

• Barr generics are the proof no one is even now policing US drug products.

• Same in UK!

• More Federal Inspection & Oversight

• Similar here in UK and I am very concerned

• When the FDA pays the manufacturer to do the reliability and safety testing, results MUST be suspec.

• POOR QUALITY CONTROL ANd LACK OF SUPPLIERS EDUCATION

• I want to know what I am taking is safe!!!

• I'm concerned more about the exorbitant cost of drugs and the inability to afford them.

• The gov't does little well. Medicine is not something that I will add to my list of concerns.

• I buy from India

• I'm very concerned because the political right is intent on weakening FDA's ability to regulate drugs

• It's all bad....

• watch out for Canadian drugs, some of them come from India

• I think they rush through drugs to satisfy big pharma. bad policy

• what if the world tells us to kiss off

• This question should have been about efficacy not safety.

• Absolutely concerned!!!!

• I have had some very bad reactions to generics.

• drug companies are not safe or responsible with patient safety.

• Is it true that 70% of the time drugs do not work as intended for one reason or another?

• I take generics of several medicines, and there is a big difference in quality between manufacturers

• Yes, as evidenced by the China/toy problems.

• The FDA has a flawed& biased structure in favor of pharma

• Americans, beware of those wicked Foreigners!

• How is forgien QA QC comp. to US?

• generics can cause SEVERE ractions!

• the FDA is why drug prices are so high and there is drug shortages, stay out of my business

• I live in Australia but what happens in America does flow on to the rest of the world

• Ingredients for US made drugs are checked, drugs imported from other countries often have no been.

• Do we have a choice?

• The FDA no longer protects us, just big pharma

• They don't want to regulate safety, as it affects their balance in their banking account.

• the problem is that we have no idea where the drugs are comming from. Canadian drugs are from India

• Why does our conservative govt allow this?!

• I think our FDA is for hire

• Pharm. only cares about $, not safety/quality of ingredients

• We should be manufacturing or own drugs in this country... safer and would create jobs!!

• Working for me, tho.

• coming from China, poor quality, poor design,

• FDA is incompetent in overseeing US generic efficacy - they will epically fail with int'l ones, too.

• only one benefiting are doctors and drug companies!

• buy american

• LESS IS BEST!!!!

• profit guides the process

• Let's just outsource to Afganistan and remove any doubt about whether our drug sources are safe.

• I don't trust ANY drug, any chemical will cause negative effects on your health. NUTRITION is BEST!

• The cost of meds really has to be brought down to the prices they are sold in other countries.

• despite what the companies say; not all generics work the same!

• they can't even handle the US drugs?

• Another foreign dependency issue, wake up America

• yes very concerned

• make in usa

• jobs in usa

• FDA should know about these medication before putting them on the shelves.

• FDA is run by the Pharmaceuticals

• Generic Estrdoil is wothless

• big different in generics from different companies

• what kind of quality control is done on these drugs?

• Buying generic Zetia gives you cramps.

• If they weren't focused on making they could be much more helpful.

• FDA should be put on trial . It's called neglect to the american people. I say trials for FDA

• FDA should be held accountable . It's called neglect to the american people. And FDA should be held

• My observation/experience is that the FDA is considerably more interested CYA than in protecting con

• Americans need to see more stringent oversight of the FDA

• I'm convinced some of my generics have little or no active ingredients.

• Many particular generics have not worked well for m

• I don't trust the FDA or US drug companies.l

• People do crazy thing for money without concern for life.

• Read Joe & Terry Graedons latest book!

• I had no idea!

• Just one more reason there are no jobs for Americans. Everything we buy comes from foreign sources

• The FDA is inept anyway.

• FDA can not control everything despite their best efforts esp when most ing are from foreign manufac

• are they held to an international standard like the f.d.a.?

• I think we should do completely away with the FDA

• the u.s. drugs are worse than forgien ones

• With the pet food scare of 2 years, or more, ago from using foreign ingredients, this is very scary

• Very concerned, about the product as well as about methods of production-remember tryptophan?

• Foreign???? Jeeeeeeeez!!!

• quit buying from foreign manufacturers doesn't that make sense

• Only want US made drug

• just like gas, the other countries have control of us.

• Itis a euthanasia program to get rid of us

• Whay cannot we make drugs in America anymore?

• Why...Regulation is just as easy there as it is here...plus they are motivated by profits to maintaq

• I am very sick and take many prescription drugs

• tRUST A FOREIGN SOURCE TO MAKE OUR MEDICATION. WHEN OUR OWN FDA IS SOMETIMES QUESTIONABLE AT TIMES.

• The FDA should spend more time and money on research for natural options.

• The FDA is a criminal organization that is trying to PREVENT wellness.

• Create more jobs! Quit oursourcing! We want AMERICAN!

• we are being poisioned.

• Do the job you are paid for

• I am concerned on this subject and the FDA inself. Too many drugs are approved w/o enough data.

• FDA needs an overhaul

• generics of the same drug can vary

• does anyone care about side effects killing people?

• I am more concerned, about the dependability of supply of drugs manufactured outside the US

• generics should be checked for consis

• Big pharm is interested in one thing: money

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