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Generic drugs account for more than 90 percent of prescriptions filled in the United States. Recent studies have found concering variability in quality and safety America’s generic drug supply, most ...

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But a ProPublic investigation found that the FDA rarely tests the quality of generic drugs, many of them manufactured overseas. National reporter Debbie Cenziper of ProPublica was one of the authors ...

It doesn’t routinely test generics for quality concerns or to see if they’re working as effectively as brand-name medications. Instead, the agency heavily relies on drug companies, often in countries ...

This article originally appeared on ProPublica. It’s a fundamental tenet of health care in America: Generic drugs are just as safe and effective as brand-name ones. The only difference is the price.