Nearly 70 people are nearly blind after a botched drug was injected into their eyeballs. Their tragedies expose a shadowy US industry that sells drugs with little government oversight.https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemlee/guardian-pharmacy-compounding-lawsuits-cataracts?bftwnews&utm_term=4ldqpgc#4ldqpgc …
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Compounding pharmacies make drugs for people who need customized products that aren’t sold by pharmaceutical companies — such as a pill in liquid form.
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Federal law dictates what type of ingredients can be used in compounded drugs, but nobody is required to test whether the end product is safe and effective. Consequently, companies are free to formulate or sell untested drugs with little government oversight.
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Since 2001, at least 1,416 injuries, including 115 deaths, have been linked to compounding errors or potential errors, according to the Pew Charitable Trusts, which says those figures are almost certainly incomplete. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemlee/guardian-pharmacy-compounding-lawsuits-cataracts?bftwnews&utm_term=4ldqpgc#4ldqpgc …pic.twitter.com/9tKdSc2miY
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