The FDA has been redacting drug names from reports for decades, but several former officials now support ending this practice.
Inspections have revealed disturbing conditions at foreign factories manufacturing drugs for the US, including pigeons infesting a storage room, pathogens contaminating purified water, and stagnant urine on a bathroom floor near injectable medication production.
Anyone taking generic medication would want to know about these discoveries.
The FDA's decision to withhold the names of medications from contaminated factories undermines its mission to protect Americans from dangerous drugs.
Author's summary: FDA withholds names of contaminated drugs.