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ProPublica tool lets patients trace where generic drugs are made

Original: @ ProPublica gets a shout-out in John's most recent reporting of quality issues with generic drugs. It's a tool to look

John Oliver's latest Last Week Tonight report on quality problems in generic drugs highlights ProPublica's RX-Inspector, an online tool that lets users look up where their prescription medications were manufactured. The segment renews attention to overseas manufacturing standards and gives patients a way to check the origins of their own medicines.

Why now: A high-profile TV segment on generic drug quality is drawing attention to ProPublica's drug-origin lookup tool.

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• @ ProPublica gets a shout-out in John's most recent reporting of quality issues with generic drugs. It's a tool to look up where your prescription drugs were manufactured. RX-Inspector: https:// projects.propublica.org/rx-ins pector Generic Drugs: Last Week Tonight:… · chris@nutmeg.social · 4

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