There’s been a quiet but dramatic shift in where we get our
prescription drugs. We are increasingly dependent on China. And that
could be a major national security risk. Healthcare author Rosemary
Gibson makes a convincing case in the new book: Chinese R-X: Exposing
the Risks of America's Dependence on China for Medicine.
Sharyl Attkisson: In the 1990's, the US, Europe, and Japan manufactured 90 percent of the key ingredients from medicine and vitamins. But now China is the largest global supplier. Why the change?
Rosemary Gibson: The change is because when we started buying generic drugs, which are terrific because they can be a lot less costly than brand name drugs, we had to find a cheaper place to cheaper way to make them. And China was more than willing with its lower labor costs to be a place where companies could buy those key ingredients.
http://fullmeasure.news/news/politics/china-syndrome
Sharyl Attkisson: In the 1990's, the US, Europe, and Japan manufactured 90 percent of the key ingredients from medicine and vitamins. But now China is the largest global supplier. Why the change?
Rosemary Gibson: The change is because when we started buying generic drugs, which are terrific because they can be a lot less costly than brand name drugs, we had to find a cheaper place to cheaper way to make them. And China was more than willing with its lower labor costs to be a place where companies could buy those key ingredients.
http://fullmeasure.news/news/politics/china-syndrome
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