FDA’s Dr. Makary: ‘It’s a Disgrace’ that So Much of Our Prescription Drugs Are Made in China

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MAKARY: "It’s a disgrace, Maria, and it’s been going on for decades and nobody has paid attention to this problem. They’ve only talked about it. But we have a charge now from President Trump to deliver the America first agenda to pharmaceutical products. So, we have a gold card program now for companies that move their pharmaceutical manufacturing to the United States. We’re going to walk through them as they build that plant so they don’t have to build it, and then wait to see if the FDA is going to approve them with their inspection. We have incentives. We’re going to offer a priority review to drugs where the manufacturing has been domesticated. This is a national security issue, it's been a problem that's been growing for decades. So we're going to tackle it. We’re not afraid to go bold."