Hui Zhao
Medically Necessary: Shoring up the pharmaceutical supply chain
The problem: Drug shortages have plagued the U.S. for years, but the scarcity of certain drugs during the pandemic energized some experts to renew efforts to address the problem.
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration currently lists more than 100 drug shortages, mostly for cheap, injectable drugs.
- Nearly half of the 40 drugs needed to treat COVID-19 patients experienced shortages in 2020, according to an analysis of FDA data by the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.
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