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Americans are told that that they have the safest drugs in the world. Many people assume that the FDA is protecting them from sub-standard and counterfeit medications. In reality, though, the FDA is virtually helpless against an onslaught of pricey counterfeit prescription slipping into the drug supply.
One of the best kept secrets of our drug distribution system is how easily criminals can penetrate the supply chain. We will talk with an investigative journalist about her extraordinary experience tracking criminals in Florida. We also talk with the pharmacist who helped crack the case and with the Health Care Bureau Chief of the New York Attorney General.
Guests: Katherine Eban, investigative journalist and author of Dangerous Doses: How Counterfeiters Are Contaminating America’s Drug Supply;
Cesar Arias, Pharmacist, former drug inspector for the Florida Department of Health;
Joseph Baker, Health Care Bureau Chief of the New York Attorney General.

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About the Author
Terry Graedon, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and co-host of The People’s Pharmacy radio show, co-author of The People’s Pharmacy syndicated newspaper columns and numerous books, and co-founder of The People’s Pharmacy website. Terry taught in the Duke University School of Nursing and was an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is a Fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology. Terry is one of the country's leading authorities on the science behind folk remedies..
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