The results of a randomized controlled trial show a single dose of benzathine penicillin G is noninferior to 3 doses for treating early syphilis.
List of drugs that "when medically needed in acute care must be available and used within hours or days of the need or the patient may suffer serious outcomes which may include disability or death." Check the dashboards for the most recent shortages, or at the complete PDF list, updated every week.
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An FDA official wants drug companies to start reporting spikes in demand in an effort to prevent or ease shortages.
Shortages of some drugs to treat kids' respiratory illnesses come amid surges of RSV and the flu and continuing COVID-19.
Amid a shortage of the antibiotic amoxicillin, the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued guidance on alternatives to the oral powder formulation for suspension.
The report reveals encouraging investments but also persistent COVID-19 vaccine inequity and a nearly vacant pipeline for products to treat or prevent emerging pathogens that have pandemic potential.
Some European firms are closing or scaling back operations, fueling fears of shortages of essential drugs.
"There is concern antibiotic shortages could lead to antimicrobial resistance, as physicians may have to resort to less optimal agents."
Among a group of vaccinated college athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 and underwent rapid antigen testing 7 days later, 27% were still positive—a proportion that climbed to 35% in symptomatic athletes and 40% in those infected with the Omicron BA.2 subvariant.
Only 27% of 108 poor countries register all the insulins classified as essential meds by the WHO.
Nations around the world have seen a spate of shortages of drugs to treat conditions such as HIV and diabetes.
EMS workers are scrambling to adapt treatment protocols and conduct training on their use.
