More policy work is needed to prevent future supply-chain disruptions and prioritize key drugs at the greatest risk for shortage, the authors say.
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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The report looks at medical supply chains, manufacturer transparency, financial aid, and more.
Also, an expert warns about hospital oxygen shortages and Novavax reports good phase 3 vaccine data.
Despite more supply chain initiatives, they are heavily focused in certain markets.
COVID-19 patients diagnosed as having schizophrenia spectrum disorder—but not those with mood or anxiety disorders—were linked to an increased risk of death, according to an observational cohort study published today in JAMA Psychiatry.
The report aims to strengthen COVID-19 response now as well as prepare for future pandemics.
Registries and flexible regulations are the most common practices to address national shortages.
Faced with azithromycin shortages, researchers found the clarithromycin substitute decreases endometritis.
Iran has more than 5 million diabetic residents, with over 600,000 needing daily insulin injections.
Strategies for a secure drug supply chain discussed at National Academies public workshop.
The report calls for increased transparency on vaccine and treatment development and meeting states' needs for scarce medical supplies.