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Pro: Is the FDA doing a good job monitoring Rx drug safety?
Despite concerns over imports, U.S. drugs are generally safe
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WASHINGTON — There is a growing concern that American patients are unknowingly being given unsafe medicines from overseas. The worry is so widespread that it has even led to public spats between scientists and physicians on one side and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the other. Yet with nearly 3 billion prescriptions filled every year in the United States, everyone agrees that the U.S. drug supply is generally safe.