"Valisure is a mail-order pharmacy that tests each batch of drugs it receives from wholesalers or distributors (generic, brand name, and even some over-the-counter items) for dose, dissolution (an indicator of how quickly it is absorbed), and impurities. Customers only receive medicine that is free of contaminants and meets federal standards for dose and dissolution. They receive a certificate of analysis with each refill.
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About 80 percent of the active ingredients in US drugs come from overseas manufacturers, predominantly China and India. The Food and Drug Administration doesn’t routinely test drugs; it relies on manufacturers to do the testing and report the results. But FDA inspections—and investigative reporting, such as in the recent books Bottle of Lies and China Rx—reveal incidents of falsified reports and shredded evidence.
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Based on its testing, Valisure rejects about 10 percent of the drug batches it sees, for various reasons. The FDA requires generic drugs to be bioequivalent within 80 to 125 percent of the brand name drug (although, because of the way bioequivalence is calculated, the actual variation is less).
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Valisure has just begun offering an analysis service that allows anyone to send in samples of their drugs to find out the dosage, inactive ingredients, dissolution rate, and any impurities. The cost ranges from $40 to about $100, depending on the drug; the company currently offers tests on more than 2,000 drugs"
https://www.wired.com/story/three-ways-to-fix-the-drug-industrys-rampant-dysfunction/
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About 80 percent of the active ingredients in US drugs come from overseas manufacturers, predominantly China and India. The Food and Drug Administration doesn’t routinely test drugs; it relies on manufacturers to do the testing and report the results. But FDA inspections—and investigative reporting, such as in the recent books Bottle of Lies and China Rx—reveal incidents of falsified reports and shredded evidence.
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Based on its testing, Valisure rejects about 10 percent of the drug batches it sees, for various reasons. The FDA requires generic drugs to be bioequivalent within 80 to 125 percent of the brand name drug (although, because of the way bioequivalence is calculated, the actual variation is less).
...
Valisure has just begun offering an analysis service that allows anyone to send in samples of their drugs to find out the dosage, inactive ingredients, dissolution rate, and any impurities. The cost ranges from $40 to about $100, depending on the drug; the company currently offers tests on more than 2,000 drugs"
https://www.wired.com/story/three-ways-to-fix-the-drug-industrys-rampant-dysfunction/