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Submitted By: Ryan Moore

Check out this NY Times article on the export and import of “illegal” Chinese pharmaceuticals.

Did you know that approximately ½ of all of the active pharmaceutical ingredients sold in China are made by uncertified chemical companies? Did you know that these companies are responsible for the poisoning deaths of nearly 100 children in Haiti in the mid 1990’s? Or that more than 138 Panamanians were killed or disabled in 2006 by these companies? These unlicensed companies sell their products to markets in the Latin America, Europe, Canada, and the United States. The real shock is that the Chinese government has not only known about this practice for over a decade, but it actually owns many of these companies! And you were worried about led paint?

It is clear that the Chinese government has been doing little to stop this practice. There is blatant marketing and advertising of active pharmaceutical ingredients by uncertified companies in deliberate violation of Chinese law.

One of the primary causes of the problem is that China’s food and drug agency that regulates pharmaceutical companies has no jurisdiction over chemical companies. The majority of these companies make their profits by selling their products to underdeveloped countries or over the internet.

Although China is taking small steps toward improving this hole in regulatory procedure, it may be too late. It seems that this “illegal” business has had an opportunity to become deeply rooted in relationships with “legitimate” pharmaceutical companies and other middlemen throughout the world – as well as with the Chinese government itself.

Furthermore, it seems that recent globalization has helped to mask the true source of many of these drugs. In what ways do you think globalization has helped these companies operate and what are some of the things that can be done to stop this problem?