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Figure 1


Number of FDA Inspections of Foreign Establishments Involved in the Manufacture of Drugs for the U.S. Market, Fiscal Years (FY) 2002–2007.

The 10 countries listed are those with the most frequent inspections. The total number of establishments in each country is the number that was used by the FDA to plan its fiscal year 2007 prioritized surveillance inspections. The agency bases these counts on information obtained from previous inspections and from two databases, both of which were designed for other purposes. Data are from the Government Accountability Office.3