Pharma Greed Leads To Over 300 Active Shortages Of Generic Drugs

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Blame capitalism? Why hundreds of decades-old yet vital drugs are nearly impossible to find

By The Conversation — July 29, 2023
Geoffrey Joyce, University of Southern California

Past public ire over high drug prices has recently taken a back seat to a more insidious problem – no drugs at any price.

Patients and their providers increasingly face limited or nonexistent supplies of drugs, many of which treat essential conditions such as cancer, heart disease and bacterial infections. The American Society of Health System Pharmacists now lists over 300 active shortages, primarily of decades-old generic drugs no longer protected by patents.

While this is not a new problem, the number of drugs in short supply has increased in recent years, and the average shortage is lasting longer, with more than 15 critical drug products in short supply for over a decade. Current shortages include widely known drugs such as the antibiotic amoxicillin; the heart medicine digoxin; the anesthetic lidocaine; and the medicine albuterol, which is critical for treating asthma and other diseases affecting the lungs and airways.

https://crooksandliars.com/2023/07/pharma-greed-leads-over-300-active

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1. Alternative headline...

Vulture capitalists provide massive incentive for socialism
Government forced to take over key industry due to critical shortages

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2. +1.

[LittleGirl]

3. +2 nt

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4. I'm going through that now

My ADHD medication is out of stock and not expected to be back until September or beyond. I don't take adderall but apparently it's been out of stock everywhere, so the adderall users have now flocked to vyvanse (which is surprising due to the cost difference--most insurance doesn't cover it). So now I'm SOL and I'm not really the type to be running around from pharmacy to pharmacy. And I know these people won't want to return to adderall after using vyvanse, so this problem might continue for months. lol smh

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5. "Funny" how the nazis say that

this only happens in "socialized medicine".

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6. Kick