China Reviews Drug Industry
Seems China has had a problem in the past with their drug approval process. As many as 170,000 approved between 1999-202 drugs may be reviewed. There has been a string of deaths that have been blamed on the corruption of some individuals within the Chinese drug approval system.
China Launches Review of Drug Industry - washingtonpost.com:
Seems Zheng Xiaoyu, formerly director of State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) in China was fired in 2005 for taking bribes and letting companies circumvent testing procedures and approval processes. Now, drugs approved in China in the time period of will be reviewed. It is good to see China confronting this problem and at least two other deputy director are under investigation.
With China becoming more of a factor in world healthcare it is good to see they are addressing issues to make sure drugs inside China are safe and effective.
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