Generic drugs made up about 90% of US prescriptions in 2022.
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 state has stepped into oxygen negotiations, created resource depots, and taken other actions.
After recall of the Pfizer drug, Apotex and Par Pharmaceutical are tapped to increase supply.
Supply chains were affected by both nationalism and international interdependence.
Cases continue to rise, led by the Western Pacific and Americas regions.
Experts say drug compounding is a stopgap measure, not a solution.
The agency prevented 199 drug shortages in 2020, its annual report says.
GAO's latest report looks at the VA's three main supply chain, COVID-related adaptations.
Though downstream disruptions affected naloxone access, upstream supply has been solid.
The review recommends investment in innovative manufacturing and greater FDA authority.
IQVIA's 5-year forecast estimates the pandemic's effects on the global pharmaceutical market.