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Are generic medications safe?

I just finished reading the book "Bottle of Lies" by Katherine Eban. It is an inside look at the generic drug industry. To answer the question I put in the title of this blog post - maybe or maybe not..... I won't give the complete rundown of the book but would encourage you to read it if you are at all concerned about the medications you or your family take. One of the things that jumped out at me was that U.S. drug manufacturing plants can be inspected any time any place with a surprise inspection from the FDA. Foreign plants in India and China, which is where many generics come from, get six weeks notice before an inspection. SIX WEEKS!!!!!! I can't help but thinking of how my house looks if I know I have company coming over vs someone just pops in unannounced. I have seen this first hand in our office. Latanoprost is a medication to lower pressure in the eye. There are currently at least 19 different manufacturers of this medication. I have many patients taki