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Penny has sent you the following story:As if we needed to be more frightened about health issues, here's more. Note: Cipro is mentioned frequently!!!!McClatchy Washington Bureau Posted on Thursday, Dec. 06, 2007

Security concerns raised as China fills U.S. medicine chest

By Tim

BEIJING — The medicine cabinet in the average U.S. home is filling with drugs made in China, and some experts say that could be a prescription for trouble.

China's booming pharmaceutical industry has doubled exports to the United States in the past five years, undercutting competitors and making American consumers reliant on the safety of Chinese factories and captive to any disruptions in Sino-U.S. commerce.

It might seem like merely a trade issue. But industry experts in Europe and the United States say national-security concerns are edging into the debate.

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