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Nearly 300 drugs in shortage amid supply chain woes

May 23, 2023 Reprints

Shortages of cancer drugs and other life-saving medications are reaching their worst point in a decade, forcing physicians to develop workarounds and the Biden administration to mount a government-wide response, Axios reports. There are more than 300 drugs in shortage, the highest since 2014, per the American Society for Health-System Pharmacists. The shortfalls are surfacing deeply entrenched problems in America's drug supply chain, particularly around commonly used generic drugs.

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