FDA struggles to keep up with drug plant inspections, raising concerns for public safety.
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The FDA checks on factories that make medicine to ensure they are safe. During COVID-19, the FDA had to stop checking on many factories, creating a backlog.
The AP wanted to see how well the FDA was catching up on these checks. They found that the FDA still hasn't checked on many important factories.
These unchecked factories make many critical medicines, like antibiotics and cancer drugs. The FDA says it checks the riskiest factories first, but many have been waiting a long time.
The FDA has fewer inspectors now than it did before COVID-19. This makes it hard for them to check on all the factories they need to.
When the FDA does inspect factories, they sometimes find serious problems. This shows that it is important for the FDA to keep checking on these factories to make sure our medicines are safe.
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What does the FDA check on?
The FDA checks on factories that make medicine to ensure they are safe.
Why did the FDA stop checking on many factories during COVID-19?
The FDA had to stop checking on many factories, creating a backlog.
What happens when the FDA inspects factories?
When the FDA does inspect factories, they sometimes find serious problems.
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