Eight drugs saw a 33% or greater reduction in new use, and 9 drugs had at least a 33% reduction in overall use, after their shortage announcement.
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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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.
The number of drug suppliers able to deliver at least 80% of their products on time dropped 16 percentage points.
Benzathine penicillin shortages were tied to more than double the risk of congenital syphilis.
Supply chain issues could hinder vaccine rollout, and EUA data must be transparent, the report says.
Separate reports detail shortages of rheumatoid disease treatments and of drugs in France.
New reports depict a resilient industry with more potential during COVID-19.
Any flu vaccine delays have been largely due to the rate of delivery, not the supply.
Experts call for a move from a "fail and fix" approach to a "predict and prevent" paradigm.
