How did we ever let our country get into this compromising fetal position? What happens when China stops sending the vital pharmaceuticals?
Study Reveals There's No Amoxicillin Without China
Nearly 700 drugs rely on chemicals only made in China
https://www.newser.com/story/376937/when-it-comes-to-us-medicine-wed-be-lost-without-china.html#google_vignette
Excerpt below from full article in link above,
[Amoxicillin might strike you as a pretty standard and easy-to-obtain antibiotic—and it is, because of China. An analysis published Wednesday revealed that nearly 700 US medicines contain at least one chemical sourced exclusively from China. The New York Times explains that drug production is a multistep process that begins with the creation of foundational chemicals (Key Starting Materials, or KSMs, per the study), which are then used to make active ingredients, which are then combined to make the ultimate drug. The study, conducted by the nonprofit US Pharmacopeia, explains that the KSM part is the China-heavy one.
The chemicals in question aren't produced domestically because doing so is "dirty," per the Times; China has both cheaper labor and far less stringent environmental restrictions. That means essential chemicals for, yes, amoxicillin, as well as generic drugs for heart conditions, cancer, HIV, and even everyday allergy relief are often only available from Chinese suppliers.]
Nearly 700 drugs rely on chemicals only made in China
https://www.newser.com/story/376937/when-it-comes-to-us-medicine-wed-be-lost-without-china.html#google_vignette
Excerpt below from full article in link above,
[Amoxicillin might strike you as a pretty standard and easy-to-obtain antibiotic—and it is, because of China. An analysis published Wednesday revealed that nearly 700 US medicines contain at least one chemical sourced exclusively from China. The New York Times explains that drug production is a multistep process that begins with the creation of foundational chemicals (Key Starting Materials, or KSMs, per the study), which are then used to make active ingredients, which are then combined to make the ultimate drug. The study, conducted by the nonprofit US Pharmacopeia, explains that the KSM part is the China-heavy one.
The chemicals in question aren't produced domestically because doing so is "dirty," per the Times; China has both cheaper labor and far less stringent environmental restrictions. That means essential chemicals for, yes, amoxicillin, as well as generic drugs for heart conditions, cancer, HIV, and even everyday allergy relief are often only available from Chinese suppliers.]
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