FDA Offers Sage Advice On Contract Manufacturers: Don't Mix Drugs And Car Wax
Executive Summary
How could Sage Products have known that its contract manufacturer, ChemRite, was making Sage's oral solutions on the same equipment as toxic car wax? FDA's Thomas Cosgrove says the key is a strong quality agreement.
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