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The Drug Shortage Crisis in the United States


The Drug Shortage Crisis in the United States - PubMed Central

The US is experiencing a rapidly increasing frequency of drug shortages, which have caused numerous difficulties for clinicians, health care facilities, ...

Drug Shortages - FDA

When a shortage is listed as current on the Drug Shortage Database, the FDA is aware of the supply situation and is working with the ...

Out of Stock: Examining America's drug shortage crisis

From life-saving cancer treatments to common antibiotics, over 300 medications are currently in short supply.

Drug Shortages Statistics - ASHP

The number of active drug shortages is 277, down from an all-time high of 323. · Fifty percent of active shortages have persisted for two or more years. · Health ...

What's causing the unusually high number of drug shortages ... - PBS

By late spring this year, there were 309 ongoing drug shortages in the US. The highest in nearly a decade. Experts blame supply chain gaps, ...

Drug shortages reach record high in US | CNN

There are 323 drugs with active shortages in the US, surpassing the previous record high from 2014. PixelCatchers/E+/Getty Images. CNN —. There ...

How to Address America's Historic Drug Shortage Crisis

Urgent action is needed to address America's drug shortage crisis. By taking these steps, the U.S. can secure its drug supply chains and ensure ...

ASHP reports record high number of drug shortages | AHA News

ASHP tracked a record 323 active drug shortages during the first quarter of 2024, surpassing the previous record of 320 shortages in 2014.

How one U.S. drugmaker contributed to the escalating drug ...

New drug shortages increased by nearly 30% from 2021 to 2022, affecting 295 products at the end of last year, according to a March report from ...

Hundreds of drugs are in short supply around the U.S., pharmacists ...

Drug shortages have plagued the nation's health care system for several decades, largely due to market failures and "misaligned incentives," the ...

Drug Shortages - USP

The average duration of drug shortages has increased from two years in 2020 to three years in 2023. ... More than half of drugs in shortage in 2023 were sterile ...

5 Takeaways From U.S. News' 'Solving the Crisis of Critical Drug ...

Today, with more than 300 drugs currently in constrained supply, shortages have reached an all-time high, according to data from the ASHP, the ...

The US drug shortage crisis, in 5 charts - Advisory Board

the number of drug shortages in the United States has increased over the last decade — and many of them are lasting much longer than before.

Drug shortages may mean difference between life and death ... - CNN

New drug shortages increased nearly 30% from 2021 to 2022, the association found. There are now more than 250 active medication shortages, ...

Drug Shortages Prior to and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Importance Drug shortages are a chronic and worsening issue that compromises patient safety. Despite the destabilizing impact of the COVID-19 ...

HHS Releases White Paper Focused on Preventing Drug Shortages

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a white paper highlighting steps HHS has taken to prevent and ...

Drug Shortages in the U.S. 2023 - IQVIA

Over the past five-and-a-half years, an average of more than 25 new molecule shortages have occurred annually, with 160 in total added through ...

The Drug Shortage Crisis in the United States: Impact on Cancer ...

Drug shortages pose a significant public health concern in the United States, and cancer drugs are among those most affected. Shortages present serious ...

Drug Shortage: Causes, Impact, and Mitigation Strategies - Frontiers

Tendering system caused drug shortages in the United States and EU. Awarding a drug tender to a single supplier would put it at high risk of shortage. Moreover, ...

The Drug Shortage Crisis in the United States Causes Impact and ...

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