ProPublica investigation finds FDA let questionable drugs into the country

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published June 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM CDT

A secretive group inside the Food and Drug Administration allowed foreign factories to send tainted prescription drugs to American patients. An investigation from ProPublica found that the drugs were linked to 70 hospitalizations and nine deaths.

ProPublica’s Debbie Cenziper joins Peter O’Dowd for more.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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