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News on drug shortages in the U.S. Learn about the causes of drug shortages, the impact on patients, and the efforts to address the problem. Articles on this page include shortages of cancer drugs, the high demand for new weight loss drugs, and the impact of an amoxicillin shortage on pediatricians,

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Pharmalot Ed Silverman and John Wilkerson

STAT Plus: FTC to probe the role of middlemen in worsening drug shortage crisis

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: Major generic maker Aurobindo cuts production at a key plant amid concerns over shortages

Politics John Wilkerson

STAT Plus: Key Senate panel considers Medicare bonuses for hospitals that prevent drug shortages

First Opinion Craig Idlebrook

I went on a mind-boggling journey to get my son’s ADHD medication covered by insurance — twice

Politics John Wilkerson

STAT Plus: Biden invokes Defense Production Act to stem drug shortages

Health Brittany Trang

STAT Plus: Drug shortages and the supply chain are a matter of national security, experts say

Pharma John Wilkerson

STAT Plus: Europe takes steps to head off drug shortages, even as U.S. proposals stall

Health Angus Chen

STAT Plus: Cancer drug shortages widen disparities between big systems and small

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Matt's Take Matthew Herper

STAT Plus: From drug shortages to high prices, U.S. system’s shortcomings have deep roots

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: More hospital pharmacists are rationing drugs due to increasing shortages

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Politics John Wilkerson

STAT Plus: White House drug shortages task force MIA with lawmakers while Congress works on fixes

First Opinion Dana Brown and Christopher Morten

STAT Plus: Public pharma is the best solution to the ongoing problem of drug shortages

Health Charlotte Huff

Cancer drug shortages deliver ‘gut punch’ to patients unsure if their survival odds will be undercut

Politics John Wilkerson

STAT Plus: House panel passes public health bills following contentious debate

Health Elaine Chen

STAT Plus: Novo Nordisk pauses ads for weight loss drug Wegovy as it struggles to meet demand

First Opinion Scott Brunner

STAT Plus: Compounding pharmacies offer a fix for shortages of essential drugs

First Opinion Nishant Pandya

STAT Plus: The amoxicillin shortage continues to force pediatricians and families to scramble

First Opinion Guadalupe Hayes-Mota

I’m a biopharma supply chain specialist — and even I can’t find the Adderall I’m prescribed

Health Jill Neimark

STAT Plus: Cancer drug shortages have plagued the U.S. for years. Can they be fixed?

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

Hospitals see shortages of a cheap steroid that one study says helps Covid-19 patients

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: FDA issues new recommendations to combat drug shortages, but can it really fix the problem?

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: FDA considers a rating system for manufacturing facilities as a way to fight drug shortages

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Opioid settlements may yield tax breaks for drug makers; EMA probes heartburn meds for carcinogens

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Some FDA employees return to work; Azar defends a plan to change Medicare Part B

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: E.U. hospitals face persistent shortages; HHS recommends making Kratom a Schedule 1 drug