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Drug shortages still plague health care supply chain — Medically Necessary
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On the second episode of Medically Necessary, reporter Matt Blois talks to Dr. Hui Zhao, a researcher at Penn State University whose work has focused on pharmaceutical supply chains.
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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.
The...
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Medically Necessary: Fight over timing for second doses continues
This is an excerpt from the April 5, 2021 edition of Medically Necessary, a health care supply chain newsletter. Subscribe here.
Fight over timing for second doses continues
The fight: Since the beginning of the vaccine rollout, some scientists have argued that the U.S. should delay second doses of COVID-19 vaccines to allow more people to get some protection from the initial first dose.
- Armed with more data and real-world examples, some public health officials are renewing their calls to delay...
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Mass production of COVID vaccines — Medically Necessary
Medically Necessary is a FreightWaves podcast about the health care supply chain — how we get drugs, devices and medical supplies to medical providers and patients.
FreightWaves’ Matt Blois talks to executives steering their companies through the pandemic and researchers with ideas to make health care supply chains more efficient.
In this first episode, Blois explores the rapid changes medical supply chains underwent to keep up with the COVID-19 vaccine production demand. Blois speaks with Robert...
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Medically Necessary: Infrastructure plan directs billions to health care
This is an excerpt from the April 1, 2021 edition of Medically Necessary, a health care supply chain newsletter. Subscribe here.
The plan: The infrastructure plan proposed by the White House this week includes billions of dollars for the health care industry.
- The proposal follows the federal government’s coronavirus relief bill, which also included substantial investment in the health care supply chain.
- The White House’s infrastructure plan is just a proposal. Congress will have to approve any...
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Medically Necessary: The enormous challenge of scaling up global vaccine production
This is an excerpt from the March 30, 2021 edition of Medically Necessary, a health care supply chain newsletter. Subscribe here.
The big challenge: Estimates vary widely, but the world will likely need billions — maybe more than 10 billion — doses of COVID-19 vaccines to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.
- Drugmakers are aiming to produce 14 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines this year, according to a tally of disclosures by vaccine manufacturers.
That’s much more vaccine than the world...
Medically Necessary: Rideshare companies angle for a bigger piece of the health care supply chain
This is an excerpt from the March 25, 2021 edition of Medically Necessary, a health care supply chain newsletter. Subscribe here.
Good afternoon. Medically Necessary is a newsletter by Matt Blois about the health care supply chain — how we get drugs, devices and medical supplies to health care providers and patients.
Rideshare companies angle for a bigger piece of the health care supply chain
Medically Necessary: The fake vaccine supply chain threatens the real thing
This is an excerpt from the March 23, 2021 edition of Medically Necessary, a health care supply chain newsletter. Subscribe here.
Good afternoon. Medically Necessary is a newsletter by Matt Blois about the health care supply chain — how we get drugs, devices and medical supplies to health care providers and patients.
Fake vaccines, protective equipment threaten the supply chain
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent inspects international cargo with personal protective equipment in the Los...
Medically Necessary: Prisons present unique challenges for vaccine supply chain
This is an excerpt from the March 18, 2021 edition of Medically Necessary, a health care supply chain newsletter. Subscribe here.
Good afternoon. Medically Necessary is a newsletter by Matt Blois about the health care supply chain — how we get drugs, devices and medical supplies to health care providers and patients.
Prisons present unique challenges for vaccine supply chain
The challenge: The remote location of many jails and prisons, extra security measures and the unpredictability of a prison...