Generic drugs made up about 90% of US prescriptions in 2022.
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More policy work is needed to prevent future supply-chain disruptions and prioritize key drugs at the greatest risk for shortage, the authors say.
Sixteen countries are struggling to contain outbreaks of the deadly illness, and the ability to make more vaccine is limited to its sole manufacturer.
As of 2022, 58% of makers of drugs bound for the US market were located overseas, the report notes.
It's unknown when supplies of the Pfizer's penicillin G drug will be replenished.
As a result of the supply interruptions, 6% of all programs reported negative patient outcomes.
Disease severity climbed significantly from before the pandemic to 2021 and 2022 to 2023 among children younger than 6 months to 1 year.
Health officials are releasing 77,000 more doses, with supply stretched by higher-than-expected demand for the new tool for protecting newborns.
The drug manufacturer said that demand for 100-milligram doses has been higher than anticipated.
The reasons for the shortages include an overreliance on offshore manufacturing, increased demand, and less manufacturing of generic drugs.
The country struggles with low DPT vaccination levels, especially in the outbreak area.
