Why do so many doctors and pharmacists dismiss patients who tell them a generic drug doesn’t work? That is a question we have been pondering for almost two decades. Ask any mechanic if cheap, aftermarket car parts perform the same as the manufacturer’s parts, and chances are you will get a shrug. For some critical parts, it is best not to compromise with quality. Of course the FDA would insist that if it approves a generic drug, it is identical to the brand name. But after more than 25 years of investigating this critical issue, we beg to disagree. We have discovered too many situations when generic drugs fail. We wish more healthcare professionals would pay attention. They should be outraged by the problems we have uncovered!
Enlisting Your Help to Educate Doctors and Pharmacists!
Do not take my word for this long-running problem. Please watch this Webinar with two other distinguished panelists. I join Katherine Eban and David Light in describing when generic drugs fail. Who, you ask, are Katherine Eban and David Light?
Katherine is an investigative journalist at Vanity Fair. Her best-selling book, Bottle of Lies, describes in detail how and why generic drugs fail. She provides data that cannot be ignored! The photo at the top of the page of of Katherine.
David Light is the Co-founder and President of Valisure. He is a biotech entrepreneur and scientist who studied molecular biology at Yale University. His work at Valisure has focused on testing pharmaceuticals and developing ways to ensure drug quality.
Suzanne Robotti is the moderator for this Webinar. She is founder and President of the MedShadow Foundation. It strives to provide independent, evidence-and-science-based information about pharmaceuticals.
The Webinar is titled:
“Investigating Generic Drugs: How Poor Quality Generics Cause Harm”
Investigating Generic Drugs:
You have probably read about our concerns regarding generic drugs and the FDA’s lax oversight. You will find this webinar fascinating. If we may say so, these are some of the country’s best-informed sources on generic drug quality. Their message is disturbing, but they offer possible directions for fixing the problems.
Watch Now:
https://medshadow.org/webinar-how-poor-quality-generic-drugs-cause-harm/
A Favor Please:
Many visitors to this website have shared extraordinary stories when generic drugs fail. Here is just one of the most recent:
“My husband has taken Coumadin/warfarin for 30 years after a mitral valve repair (replaced 10 years later). His lab values (PT/INR) were stable up until a few years ago. Despite his diligence taking prescribed doses and having his INR routinely checked, he began experiencing huge swings in his INR about 4 years ago, culminating in a stroke, heart attack, spleen attack, & perforated bowel within a six-month span, resulting in sepsis, abscess encapsulating his upper bowel & spleen, acute respiratory failure, and bilateral pleural effusion.
“We learned about the dangers of inconsistent generic formulations and release mechanisms the hard way! The neurologist explained the lax standards for a generic to meet the same efficacy standards as its copied name brand drug. Frightening indeed for a medication that leaves no room for error to work correctly! My husband has recovered with minimal lingering effects, but I fear the ‘next time’ will be the last time.”
We think that healthcare professionals need to know when generic drugs fail!
That is why we are enlisting your help in asking physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician associates, pharmacists and anyone else you think should know about this problem to watch this webinar:
Investigating Generic Drugs: How Poor Quality Generics Cause Harm
We hope that when healthcare professionals see the evidence they will be outraged enough to call for immediate action. When generic drugs fail, it reflects poorly on the health professionals who prescribed them and on the pharmacists who dispensed them.
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Thank you for your support.
