Chinese Ingredients

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Chinese Ingredients

Postby Lipitored » Thu Feb 21, 2008 6:31 pm

Yesterday (Wednsday) 2/20 on the ABC evening news they mentioned that 80% of the drugs sold in the US are from other countries, many with inadequate regulations. Next they mentioned that a large percentage of the active ingredients in (two of our enemies), Lipitor and Zocor were from China. ( The same good trading partners who mixed Melamine with the gluten used in the pet food that killed many dogs and cats last spring. )

Keep in mind that gluten is used in the binder when manufacturing pills.
So sad this once great nation has slipped from what it once was. Greed and avarice abound and go unchecked. For shame.
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Chinese Pharmaceuticals

Postby ridge24 » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:08 pm

I thought that you might be interested in this:

*http://www.treatmentonline.com/treatments.php?id=2076

regards...ridge
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Postby Cat Mom2 » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:12 pm

That about does it now don't it? China has already proven they do not care about quality in anything they make or American rules and regulations. And big pharma wants us to believe they care about us but letting a country with such a bad record make their drugs? That speaks LOUDLY to me too.

We get screwed no matter what, don't we?

Ha! Lets start telling our doctors we only want drugs made in America ONLY and see what happens..
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Postby Dee » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:06 pm

More on the subject:

"Tainted pills made in Puerto Rico are seen as part of broader problem in drug industry
By Michael Melia
The Associated Press
Wednesday, February 6, 2008

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: The first warning sign came when a sharp-eyed worker sorting pills noticed that the odd blue flecks dotting the finished drug capsules matched the paint on the factory doors.

After the flecks were spotted again on the capsules, a blood-pressure medication called diltiazem, the plant began placing covers over drugs in carts in its manufacturing areas.

*http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/06/business/pill.php
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