Jim Banks Urges FDA to Crack Down on Foreign Weight Loss Medication Knockoffs

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Senator Jim Banks (R., Ind.) on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 27, 2021.

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A Republican Senator is urging the Food and Drug Administration to take more aggressive action against knockoff and counterfeit weight loss medications.

Senator Jim Banks (R. Ind.) wrote a letter to the FDA earlier this week sounding the alarm about foreign-made pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) being used in injectable weight loss drugs without patientsโ€™s awareness, National Review has learned.

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James Lynch

James Lynch is a news writer for National Review. He previously was a reporter for the Daily Caller. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and based in the Washington, D.C. area.

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