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Unfortunately, thanks to globalization, India's health problems become our health problems. A recent NY Times article [1] said: Medicines Made in India Set

Unfortunately, thanks to globalization, India's health problems become our health problems. A recent NY Times article [1] said: Medicines Made in India Set Off Safety Worries ... India’s pharmaceutical industry supplies 40 percent of over-the-counter and generic prescription drugs consumed in the United States BTW we're even more dependent on China. The same article goes on to say: The crucial ingredients for nearly all antibiotics, steroids and many other lifesaving drugs are now made exclusively in China. Edit: I may not have made my point clear. What I'm referring to is a cultural issue. What I would consider to be the "casual" attitude in large parts of India toward sanitation means they might not be as conscientious in adhering to proper manufacturing safety procedures as I would like. The NY Times also ran a recent article on poor sanitation in India. [2] [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/15/world/asia/medicines-made-in-india-set-off-safety-worries.html http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/15/world/asia/medicines-made-... [2] http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/15/world/asia/poor-sanitation-in-india-may-afflict-well-fed-children-with-malnutrition.html http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/15/world/asia/poor-sanitation...

jamesaguilar 12y ago
How is this in any way related to sanitation problems in Indian villages?
- PhantomGremlin 12y ago
  If workers at pharmaceutical plants are going home every day to "casual" attitudes about sanitation, they are much more likely to have these same "casual" attitudes at work. If they're not worried about things like "night soil", they probably aren't worried about contamination at work, either. It's easy to have problems making pharmaceuticals. It's bad enough in the USA, I'm sure its worse in third world countries. E.g. here's something that an FDA report said [1]: Microbial contamination is a risk to biologic product quality and safety. The cost of inadequate microbial control in biologic product manufacture is enormous as facilities or bioreactor production trains may have to be shut down for lengthy periods of time ... The recent cases of bacterial contamination of biologic products suggest that preventative maintenance plans ... need further attention. Sorry, I know this is a horrible stereotype. But what happened to the "good old days" when the Swiss made our medicine? [1] http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/CDER/UCM275353.pdf http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/CDER/UC...

jamesaguilar 12y ago

How is this in any way related to sanitation problems in Indian villages?

PhantomGremlin 12y ago
If workers at pharmaceutical plants are going home every day to "casual" attitudes about sanitation, they are much more likely to have these same "casual" attitudes at work. If they're not worried about things like "night soil", they probably aren't worried about contamination at work, either. It's easy to have problems making pharmaceuticals. It's bad enough in the USA, I'm sure its worse in third world countries. E.g. here's something that an FDA report said [1]: Microbial contamination is a risk to biologic product quality and safety. The cost of inadequate microbial control in biologic product manufacture is enormous as facilities or bioreactor production trains may have to be shut down for lengthy periods of time ... The recent cases of bacterial contamination of biologic products suggest that preventative maintenance plans ... need further attention. Sorry, I know this is a horrible stereotype. But what happened to the "good old days" when the Swiss made our medicine? [1] http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/CDER/UCM275353.pdf http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/CDER/UC...