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.
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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".
107 0 ReplySounds to me like they need to provide abundant supply or else their drug goes into public domain
43 0 ReplyLots of the shortages seem to be generic routine stuff like antibiotics or even saline solution. It's weird.
28 0 ReplyPatents on drugs should not exist. There are other ways of rewarding research other than handing out monopolies.
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We get to pay way more than other countries and they're running out. Awesome.
62 0 ReplyA lot of the US shortages are impacting other countries (at least with ADHD meds, from what I’ve heard)
26 0 ReplyIt seems like the ADHD meds shortage has been going on for years now, I speculate by design. Then again, ADHD time is a joke.
21 0 ReplyLeaked 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.
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Fewer regulations should prevent shit like this. Guess what doesn't?
4 0 ReplyOverprescription does that
4 0 ReplyWar on drugs success2 0 Reply