US drug shortages reach record high with 323 meds now in short supply
US drug shortages reach record high with 323 meds now in short supply
The shortages affect everything from generic cancer drugs to ADHD medication.
Love this quote:
In 60 percent of cases, manufacturers do not know or do not provide reasons why their drugs fall into short supply, ASHP found.
I'll take a wild guess at the underlying reason: "profiteering by monopoly".
Sounds to me like they need to provide abundant supply or else their drug goes into public domain
We get to pay way more than other countries and they're running out. Awesome.
A lot of the US shortages are impacting other countries (at least with ADHD meds, from what I’ve heard)
Leaked over into Canada now, trying to scrape up more pills now after months of docs and pharmacists almost aggressively claiming "there is no problem" when I expressed concern that filling my prescription on the exact day the pills ran out might not be sustainable.
War on drugs successOverprescription does that
Fewer regulations should prevent shit like this. Guess what doesn't?