U.S. dependence on China for lifesaving drugs grows

Treatments for cancer, cardiovascular diseases drive rising imports

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The U.S. has been importing more chemotherapy treatments, immunosuppressants and other lifesaving drugs from China. © Reuters

RINTARO TOBITA, Nikkei staff writer

WASHINGTON -- U.S. imports of Chinese-made pharmaceuticals are soaring to meet shortages at home, with authorities in some cases greenlighting drugs not formally approved for American use.

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