“A Godsend”: ProPublica’s Rx Inspector Tool Is Helping People Find Critical Safety Information on Generic Drugs
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Source: ProPublica
Published: 2026-01-24 03:30 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Drugs
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The calls came over the span of a single month in 2004, patient after patient with strikingly similar complaints. Some told Oregon psychiatrist James Hancey that their new generic medication for depression had stopped working. Others described unexpected reactions — dizziness, flu-like symptoms and electric shock sensations in the brain.
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