US Pharmacopeia also finds that discontinuations are at their highest level since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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Sierra Leone's campaign focuses on frontline responders including healthcare workers, traditional healers, community health groups, lab teams, and taxi drivers.
The investments, worth $44 million, are geared toward boosting on-shore capacity and production.
A total of 104 drug supply chain issues occurred in both countries, and within 1 year, 49% were tied to significant drug shortages in the US, compared with 34% in Canada.
Since the hurricane triggered flooding at the plant in late September, many hospitals nationwide have been rationing fluids.
Generic drugs made up about 90% of US prescriptions in 2022.
More policy work is needed to prevent future supply-chain disruptions and prioritize key drugs at the greatest risk for shortage, the authors say.
Additional authorities and resources are needed to develop a manufacturer resiliency assessment program and hospital resilient supply program, HHS says.
The group requested details on implementation progress by April 1.
The CDC recommends that healthcare providers use the Tdap vaccine rather than the Td vaccine in patients without a pertussis vaccine contraindication.
Sixteen countries are struggling to contain outbreaks of the deadly illness, and the ability to make more vaccine is limited to its sole manufacturer.
