05/13/2024

As Drug Shortages Reach Record Highs, Regulators Float Next Steps

With many chemo and ADHD drugs stuck in stubborn shortages, several agencies are looking for new solutions to boost supplies.

Drug shortages hit a new high in the first quarter of 2024 and sent patients and doctors scrambling for ADHD medications, chemotherapy drugs, and more. And this ongoing struggle to get shortages under control has now triggered fresh calls for action.

The American Hospital Association issued a plea for Congress to make legislative changes in February. Around the same time, the Federal Trade Commission requested public comments as part of its inquiry into how group purchasing organizations and drug wholesalers might be contributing to shortages. Patients on the hunt for ADHD drugs like Adderall flooded the site with responses.

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