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The news: The Food and Drug Administration used tools like regulatory flexibility and expedited applications to avoid nearly 200 drug shortages in 2020, according to a new report.
The agency hasn’t prevented that many shortages since 2012, when the problem was more severe.
In the midst of a pandemic that dramatically increased demand for some drugs, the FDA took far more actions to avoid shortages...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fda-took-exceptional-steps-to-prevent-drug-shortages-last-year