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Repatriating the US drug supply — Medically Necessary

Shortages of many generic drugs have plagued the U.S. health system for decades. The leading cause of drug shortages is quality issues at manufacturing plants, which are mostly overseas. Some experts argue that bringing pharmaceutical production back to the U.S. will help companies and regulators better monitor manufacturing and avoid a variety of issues.

Matt Blois talks to Michael Alkire, CEO at Premier, about how moving drug manufacturing overseas disrupted the quality of some drugs being...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/repatriating-the-us-drug-supply-medically-necessary

Building the post-pandemic supply chain — Medically Necessary

The COVID-19 pandemic caused demand for PPE to spike and demand for products used in elective procedures and primary care visits to plummet. Effective vaccines raised hopes for a return to normal, but the delta variant has complicated that calculus. The next step is predicting how demand will change in this new stage of the pandemic.

On this episode of Medically Necessary, Matt Blois talks to Andy Brailo, chief customer officer at Premier, about how the post-pandemic landscape will shape up. 

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Delta adds uncertainty to health care supply chain

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientist reviews COVID-19 antibody test samples. (Photo: CDC/James Gathany)

This is an excerpt from Medically Necessary, a health care supply chain newsletter. Subscribe here.

The challenge: Near the end of June, the number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. reached the lowest levels since the spring of 2020, and demand for elective procedures and prescription drugs had essentially returned to pre-pandemic levels. 

Some companies were designing game plans for transitioning to a post-pandemic environment with lower case numbers. 

In July, COVID-19 cases, driven by the more...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/delta-adds-uncertainty-to-health-care-supply-chain

Perfect storm disrupts supply chain for skin disinfectant products

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This is an excerpt from Medically Necessary, a health care supply chain newsletter. Subscribe here.

The story: A perfect storm of supply chain issues recently led to disruptions for two skin disinfectant products. 

Group purchasing organizations are tracking shortages of BD’s ChloraPrep skin disinfectant product and PDI’s iodine prep pads.

The story behind those issues offers a useful glimpse of how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the health care supply chain and how the industry is responding....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/perfect-storm-disrupts-supply-chain-for-skin-disinfectant-products

Demand for PPE slowing as pandemic wanes

(Credit: Anna Shvets)

This is an excerpt from the May 4, 2021 edition of Medically Necessary, a health care supply chain newsletter. Subscribe here.

As the pandemic wanes, manufacturers and suppliers are predicting the demand for personal protective equipment will slow as well.

“Demand, as COVID becomes a bit more stabilized, is coming down, although I will say it depends on region and geography,” Craig McKasson, CFO for Premiere, which operates a large group purchasing organization, said on a conference call Tuesday...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/demand-for-ppe-slowing-as-pandemic-wanes

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