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Offshoring Medication: Where Are Your Generic Drugs Being Made?

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Published: August 28, 2022 by RHJ Producer

According to Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute, 66% of all U.S. adults use prescription drugs – and a majority of those are generic. So why don’t we know where these products are made? Dr. Rena Conti shares non-public data to show where much of the medication Americans ingest every day are manufactured.


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  • Dr. Rena Conti, Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law, Questrom School of Business, Boston University

Links for more info:

  • Rena Conti – Professor Testimonial | Questrom School of Business
  • Dr. Rena Conti (@contirena1) / Twitter
  • Geography of prescription pharmaceuticals supplied to the USA: levels, trends, and implications | Journal of Law and the Biosciences
  • Generic Drug Facts | FDA
Program #: 22-35Segment Type: Feature StoriesTopics: Business and Industry| Consumer Safety| Consumerism| Consumerism and Consumer Safety/Protection| Crisis Intervention| Ethics| Generic Drugs| Manufacturing| Medication| Morality| Patient Care and Safety| Pharmaceutical Industry| Prescription Drugs| Public Health| Public Policy and Regulation| RiskGuests: Dr. Rena ContiInstitutions & Organizations: Boston University| Questrom School of BusinessHost: Reed PenceProducers: Jason Dickey| Kristen Farrah
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