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Can you trust Turkey-approved Alipza? Is it the same as U.S.-Approved Livalo?

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A friend of mine, who has very difficult to control cholesterol, was prescribed Livalo, an FDA-approved brand of the drug pitavastatin. He went to our site to discover that brand-name Livalo ( pitavastatin ). He went to our site to discover that brand-name Livalo ( pitavastatin ). Is the drug safe?

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Through the Looking Glass: Is FDA really the “Gold Standard” in Drug Safety?

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The GAO’s preliminary analysis on inspections brings back into light what Katherine Eban so passionately – and dramatically – exposed in her book Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom.” When it comes to the approval of new drugs, brand and generic, the systems of the U.S. I agree with this 100%.

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FDA Drafts Guidance to Allow Lower-Cost Foreign Drug Imports From Any Country

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It’s not entirely clear to me what drugs are permissible under Pathway II and it won’t be until the draft guidance is made public. The discussion below applies to brand-name (not generic) drugs. Drug companies make their products in many countries and ship those same drugs around the world to different markets.

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Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled “Importation of Prescription Drugs, FDA-2019-N-5711, 84 Fed. Reg. 70796”

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The FDA should be commended for its effort to create rules, pursuant to Section 804 of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, that can lead to a regulated and safe channel of wholesale drug importation from Canada to help reduce cost burdens on states and consumers. counterparts.