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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/51062406
A new analysis found that nearly 700 drugs approved for use in the United States depend on chemicals solely produced in China.
The analysis found that China was the sole supplier of at least one chemical in widely used antibiotics, like amoxicillin, and generic drugs for heart problems, seizures, cancer and H.I.V.
for example, amoxicillin, the widely used antibiotic that is sold by many different generic manufacturers. Factories in different parts of the world, including India, Jordan and Canada, handle the later stages of producing it. But two of the raw materials used to make amoxicillin are produced entirely in China, the analysis found.
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Duh! America now enjoys exactly what we said would happen when they offshored everything to China. Chickens, meet roost.
The funny thing is we did this to save $60 manufacturing costs on a $10,000 a year drugs.
That’s like half the raw cost, so it’s significant, it just highlights that the retail price is made up.
