Strep is bad right now — and an antibiotic shortage is making it worse
Strep throat is more prevalent this year, and amoxicillin manufacturers didn't make enough of the antibiotic to go around.
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It's not just Adderall: The number of drugs in short supply rose by 30% last year
A total of 295 types of drugs — everything from sedatives to children's flu medicine — were in short supply in 2022, according to a new report from the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security.
Drugmaker Created To Reduce Shortages And Prices Unveils Its First Products
Civica Rx has plans to become an alternative source of generic drugs at reasonable prices for hospitals. The company's first medicines will be the antibiotics vancomycin and daptomycin.
Hospitals Prepare To Launch Their Own Drug Company To Fight High Prices And Shortages
A consortium of hospital systems and three foundations is moving ahead with a nonprofit drugmaker that would produce some of the generic medicines health care facilities need the most.
Critical Drugs For Hospital ERs Remain In Short Supply
The shortages for hospital emergency rooms have persisted even after Congress gave the Food and Drug Administration more power in 2012 to respond when drug supplies are low.