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Rader reasoned that the expedited generic drug approval process created by the Act required drug testing by the generic manufacturer prior to patent expiration and that § 271 (e) (1) thus covers only ...

Investigation raises concerns about lack of FDA quality testing for generic drugs By some estimates, about 90% of prescriptions in the U.S. are filled with generic drugs. The Food and Drug ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...