Tell Congress: Investigate FDA approval of unsafe drugs

 

The FDA approved drugs that put lives at risk—and Congress must investigate now.

New investigations by ProPublica revealed that the FDA discovered serious issues in foreign drug factories, banned them, and then allowed them to keep shipping drugs to US patients under emergency exemptions.

Medications were contaminated with dirty water, mold, metal shavings, and more. Thousands of complaints rolled in and patients taking drugs they expected to be safe were hospitalized or died from taking risky drugs.

We deserve answers and real solutions to prevent more lives from being lost.

When the agency that’s supposed to protect us sets standards aside, people get hurt.

ProPublica sued the FDA to get the facts in their investigation. Congress has the authority to launch a full investigation into the FDA’s risky exemptions and go even deeper.

With the Trump administration abandoning even minimal standards for healthcare and selecting an unqualified conspiracy theorist to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, oversight is more critical than ever.

Congress must hold hearings and ensure the FDA finds a safer balance in preventing drug shortages and keeping Americans safe. A full investigation can force the FDA to close dangerous loopholes and put safety back at the center of drug approval.

Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs

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