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By Ed Silverman // November 8th, 2011
During the third quarter of this year, the number of pharmaceutical recalls jumped to 150, compared with about 90 recalls during each of the first two quarters of 2011, according to FDA Enforcement Reports. Moreover, the recent tally dwarfs the roughly 65 recalls that were made during the last quarter of 2010 and nearly doubled the 80 recalls that were notched during the 2010 third quarter.
The simple reason for this spike is more aggressive activity by the FDA, according to Mike Rozembajgier of Stericycle, a medical waste management that examined the agency reports. “As the FDA increases its scrutiny of pharmaceutical and medical device supply chains, we can expect to see more recalls that affect consumers worldwide,” he tells us.