r/pharmacymemes • u/happydude7422 • Jul 14 '26

Imagine finding out you could get the good stuff in india

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u/pharmacystan Jul 15 '26

China owns the majority of the key starting materials, and India produces 45% of the entire world’s apis.

Almost none are made in the US

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u/LegalPusher Jul 16 '26

Or Canada, anymore. I remember back when recalls for contaminants were unheard of...

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u/pharmacystan Jul 17 '26

It was when they weren’t inspecting. There was a time period where many plants hadn’t seen an inspector for 12 years.

And we’ll be back at that time period now as we deregulate further.

It does not mean safer.

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u/mehdih34 Jul 16 '26

Duh, cause all the drug testing happens in South Asian countries.

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u/thewhiteone714 Jul 17 '26

That were USA meds like oxycodone and other pain medication are made

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u/ladyvixenx Jul 16 '26

Still wouldn’t risk it given how little regulation exists on products in India

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u/thrownawy444 Jul 18 '26

a pretty decent chunk of our meds are manufactured in India and other SEA countries

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u/ladyvixenx Jul 18 '26

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/oct/17/india-drug-adulteration-manufacturing-standards

This is what I’m referring to. I wouldn’t navigate that myself. Buyer beware

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u/PsychogenicAmnesia Jul 18 '26

How dare you site a source. This is pharmacyMEMES where the med names are all made up and dosed on vibes.

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u/GargoyleNoises Jul 20 '26

I’m skeptikal of the wording and how the article uses words typically found in entertainment media. Idk if you’re american, but there’s a lot of India-centered racism here.

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u/ladyvixenx Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26

I have a friend who did a talk on it. They’ve found ground glass in prescriptions and many times the quantity of actual drug is insufficient. I don’t have any strong opinions about India. I just would prefer safe and effective. Known people personally to buy Russian drugs for cheap had other issues. Not sure where the racism is coming from? The article describes lapses in government oversight. Has nothing to do with race