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Generic Drug Quality Quagmire: Do You Know Who Made Your Medicine?

Morning Brew investigates generic drug quality, FDA oversight and why some copycat medicines raise troubling questions. Joe G. is featured!

Joe Graedon - June 8, 2026

Are There Alternatives to an EpiPen? neffy? Primatene Mist?

Suzanne Robotti - June 4, 2026

Pediatrics–What Are You Thinking about Generic Drugs?

Joe Graedon - May 13, 2026

Dr. Marty Makary Couldn’t Heal the FDA–Now He’s Gone!

Joe Graedon - May 4, 2026

Why Buproprion Smells Bad: Uncovering the Mystery of a Stinky Drug

Joe Graedon - March 30, 2026

Generic Drug Failures: When Cheap Drugs Turn Costly

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Dennis Miller, RPh - February 22, 2026

FDA Commissioner Makary Wants to Make Most Drugs OTC. Is He Joking?

The head of FDA suggests most drugs shouldn't require a prescription. A pharmacist responds with his objections to the idea.

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Joe Graedon - December 29, 2025

Our Top 10 Articles of 2025: The People’s Pharmacy Year in Review

Our Top 10 most-read stories of 2025, from medication dangers and statin surprises to dementia discoveries that reshaped health thinking.