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Generic Drugs
A generic drug is a medication designed to match an approved brand-name drug in almost every way: dosage form, safety, strength, route of administration, quality,…
Nov 18, 2025
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Investigating Generic Drugs Join this urgent public discussion with patients, doctors, pharmacists, researchers and journalists to examine and improve generic drug safety.
Nov 7, 2025
INVESTIGATING GENERICS: Decades of Recalls Reveal Flaws in the U.S. Opioid Supply Chain
Pain was one of the first sensations Brandy, 44, remembers. Born with spina bifida occulta, a defect that kept part of her spine from fully…
Nov 3, 2025
Investigating Generic Drugs: How Poor Quality Generic Drugs Cause Harm
Investigating Generic Drugs Join this urgent public discussion with patients, doctors, pharmacists, researchers and journalists to examine and improve generic drug safety.
Oct 15, 2025
Improving Generic Drug Safety
Whenever Virginia resident Marilynn Monroe refills her ADHD medication, she feels like she’s “playing Russian Roulette.” Why? Because she’s never certain which version of her…
Oct 6, 2025
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Join this urgent public discussion with patients, doctors, pharmacists, researchers and journalists to examine and improve generic drug safety.
Sep 27, 2025
Investigating Generic Drugs: Are Any of Us Safe from Faulty Generics?
Investigating Generic Drugs Join this urgent public discussion with patients, doctors, pharmacists, researchers and journalists to examine and improve generic drug safety and efficacy.
Sep 27, 2025
Investigating Generic Drugs: The Tattered Safety Net of the FDA
Investigating Generic Drugs Join this urgent public discussion with patients, doctors, pharmacists, researchers and journalists to examine and improve generic drug safety.
Sep 27, 2025
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Join this urgent public discussion with patients, doctors, pharmacists, researchers and journalists to examine and improve generic drug safety.
Sep 27, 2025
Will Taking Tylenol During Pregnancy Harm Your Baby? The Evidence Is Complicated
Editor’s Note: On November 10, 2025, the BMJ published a new meta-analysis reviewing existing studies on the links between acetaminophen use in pregnancy and ADHD or autism…
Sep 25, 2025
INVESTIGATING GENERICS: Senate Probes Drug Manufacturing Failures and Risks to U.S. Supply
On Sept 17, 2025, the Senate Committee on Aging held a bipartisan hearing to discuss issues with drug manufacturing that put Americans — especially older Americans who…
Sep 23, 2025
INVESTIGATING GENERICS: Two-Thirds of Americans Would Pay More for Safer Drugs
Two-thirds of Americans say they would be willing to pay more for medications if they were tested by an independent third party to ensure their…
Sep 15, 2025
INVESTIGATING GENERICS: Healthcare Providers Call Out Issues With Generic ADHD Meds
Over the past few months, MedShadow has examined inconsistencies in the quality of ADHD medications. Our reporting uncovered evidence that certain generic medications dissolve at different rates than…
Sep 3, 2025
INVESTIGATING GENERICS: The Trouble With Generic Vyvanse
For two years, Molly’s ADHD medication, a generic form of Vyvanse called lisdexamfetamine dimesylate, had come in the form of a teal pill that was…
Jul 28, 2025
Why Won’t MDs and Pharmacists Believe You When Generic Drugs Fail?
MedShadow’s webinar on Investigating Generic Drugs featured Joe Graedon, David Light, and Katherine Eban.
Jul 14, 2025
INVESTIGATING GENERICS: America’s Overlooked Drug Crisis
Eight years ago, Lisa Salberg, now 56, received a heart transplant at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in New Jersey after living with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (a heart…
Jun 19, 2025
INVESTIGATING GENERICS: They Say Their ADHD Meds Aren’t Working. They’re Not Imagining It
The first time Marilynn Monroe took Adderall (a combination of amphetamine and dextroamphetamine) for her ADHD, she says she cried tears of joy. She was…
May 30, 2025
Opinion: Transforming U.S. Drug Policy for Better Drug Safety
The Trump administration sparked much speculation about what the nominees to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Disease Control…
Feb 25, 2025
FDA Fails in Lab Inspections of Thousands of Drug Manufacturers
In early September 2024, an Associated Press (AP) investigation revealed that the FDA has struggled to keep up with lab inspections, especially those based overseas. The agency faces…
Nov 13, 2024
