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The minimum legal standard to manufacturer is not the same thing as "safe". Cut too many corners and you ruin the medication before it arrives.

For instance, I would run the fuck away from a Muro 128 generic sold by Walmart.

https://www.fiercepharma.com/supply-chain/bausch-lomb-blames...

> Bausch + Lomb began recalling 850,000 tubes of Muro 128 ointment--plus 35,000 tubes of an unbranded sodium chloride product sold by Major Pharmaceuticals--after users complained of a "gritty, sandlike feeling" in the eye, The Wall Street Journal reports. The Valeant Pharmaceuticals ($VRX)-owned ophthalmic specialist was unable to find the source of the problem at the manufacturing plant, leading it to conclude that the extreme cold experienced over the winter may have caused crystals to form in the product during shipping.

Do you really trust the logistical capabilities of Walmart's supply chain to properly control for temperature?



>Do you really trust the logistical capabilities of Walmart's supply chain to properly control for temperature?

Countless people buy temperature controlled groceries from Walmart and I'm not familiar with rampant outbreaks of food poisoning.


Do you understand that is an easier problem to solve or are you just trolling?




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