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Why Are FDA Inspections So Ineffective and Disappointing?

The People's Pharmacy

Why, then, are FDA inspections abroad so infrequent and disappointing? FDA Inspections Suspended: During the COVID pandemic, the Food and Drug Administration suspended its inspections at most foreign pharmaceutical facilities. Even under the best of conditions, the FDA never inspects all foreign pharmaceutical plants annually.

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The lingering menace of diethylene glycol / ethylene glycol adulteration

European Pharmaceutical Review

The 1938 law effectively changed the focus of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from a policing agency to a regulatory agency tasked with overseeing the safety evaluation of new drug products. There is now global awareness of this issue and FDA issued a guidance note on the problem in 2007. 05 October 2022. Ann Intern Med.

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Contamination Trends & Proposed Solutions

ISPE

Identification and Analysis of Contamination Trends Three major recall databases—those of the US FDA, the United Kingdom’s Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (UK MHRA), and Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)—were searched to assess contamination trends in the past five years.

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Air Quality and Hashimoto’s – Is the Air You’re Breathing Making You Sick?

The Thyroid Pharmacist

This article of mine discusses 19 thyroid-toxic products that have been banned by the FDA. Most filter manufacturers have pictures on their filter packaging that indicate what they will and will not filter, along with the MERV rating. 2007-00313. 2007; 41(6) 1230-1236. Invest in a High-Quality Portable Air Filter.

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What to Keep in Your Integrative Medicine Cabinet

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Follow package instructions. Follow package directions for each supplement. Sleep issues: I like to recommend Epsom salt baths, which contain magnesium that is absorbed through the skin (1 cup of salts per tub – follow package instructions, and don’t overdo it!), 2007-2404. [9] and magnesium citrate before bedtime.