Drug Shortages
ASHP Urges Tariff Exemptions for Medications and APIs to Prevent Price Increases, Drug Shortages
The ASHP is urging the Trump administration to exempt medications and specific medication-related materials from ...
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Drug Shortages, Increased Syphilis Cases Shift Focus to Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment
With U.S. syphilis cases surging, a cross-governmental task force is focused on addressing the escalating epidemic ...
DECEMBER 6, 2024
After Helene Damage, FDA Grants Compounding Flexibility for IV Solutions During Shortage
With shortages of IV fluids expected to persist for an undetermined length of time due to the severe damage caused ...
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Conserving IV Fluids Critical as Hurricane Flooding Damages Key Facility
One of the issues to deal with in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene is the possible shortage of IV fluids; no ...
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Do Cefotaxime Alternatives Increase Adverse Events in Neonates?
Since cefotaxime—the preferred cephalosporin in neonates—was discontinued in 2018, many hospital ...
AUGUST 2, 2024
Drug Shortages Pose National Security Risk, Experts Tell Senate
The rising number of drug shortages in the United States poses a significant risk not only to the health and safety ...
MARCH 28, 2023
Amoxicillin Shortage Continues; Alternatives Available
A shortage in some formulations of amoxicillin commonly used for children that emerged this fall is largely driven ...
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
COVID-19 Slowing, but Shortages Still Seen in Ventilator Drugs
One would think that the reduction in the number of people requiring mechanical ventilation for COVID-19 would ...
JUNE 17, 2020
COVID-19: Stockpiling Refills May Strain the System
Pharmacies have been seeing a significant uptick in patients seeking to extend 30-day prescriptions to 90 days to ...
MARCH 11, 2020
Quinine With Whiskey: An Early American Drug Shortage
The American Civil War is almost as much a story of disease as it is one of armies and battles. The numbers are ...
JANUARY 22, 2020
FDA Available to Help With Drug Shortages, but Manufacturers Must Supply Solutions
The FDA cannot require pharmaceutical manufacturers to make products during drug shortages or direct them where to ...
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
Cefotaxime Gap May Be Placing Neonates at Risk
A shortage and then discontinuation of the third-generation cephalosporin cefotaxime may be leaving young infants ...
DECEMBER 20, 2018
