China: Pharmacy To The World
Vitamins and drugs travel long distances to get to your local pharmacy, and most of them come all the way from China.
November 30, 201812m 31s
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Show Notes
In the ‘90s, most of the world’s medicines were manufactured in the United States, Europe and Japan. Today, almost 80% of them come from China. In her book, “China Rx: Exposing The Risks Of America’s Dependence On China For Medicine,” Rosemary Gibson says that China is becoming the world’s pharmacy, but that development, she argues, comes with many risks.