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On the issue of drug safety inspections, we had an order paper question that revealed that since April 1, 307 inspections on drug safety were carried out, but only one company received a “proposal to suspend” their licence—one of 307. By contrast, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, through 110 inspections of Canadian-owned facilities in the last 10 years, found objectionable activity.
The Toronto Star reported that 4,000 clinical trials are conducted per year in Canada. But only 1.5% of them are being inspected annually.
How many inspections result in actions being taken in respect of drug safety, on an annual basis?