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@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

After a lung transplant, Hannah Goetz’s life depended on the generic version of tacrolimus, a critical drug to prevent organ rejection.

It was supposed to be equivalent to the brand-name medication — but the FDA doesn’t always ensure that’s the case.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-generic-drug-equivalents-tacrolimus?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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Fighting for Breath: The FDA’s Lax Generic Drug Rules Put Her Life at Risk

Lung transplant patient Hannah Goetz’s life depended on the generic version of the critical drug tacrolimus. It was supposed to be equivalent to the brand-name medication — but the FDA doesn’t always ensure that’s the case.
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James Bazán
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@JamesBazan@mastodon.coffee replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

@ProPublica that hits so hard. My granddaughter has cystic fibrosis. She is healthy now, thanks to research that partnered with the NIH, but after DOGE, the NIH severed that partnership.

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