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How Drug Shortages Are Delaying Treatment and Endangering Patients
By Celia Rawdon
How Drug Shortages Are Delaying Treatment and Endangering Patients

Drug shortages are delaying critical treatments, increasing errors, and forcing patients to skip doses. With over 250 drugs in short supply, the healthcare system is under strain-and patients are paying the price.

19 Dec 2025 Medicine
Current Drug Shortages: Which Medications Are Scarce Today in 2025
By Celia Rawdon
Current Drug Shortages: Which Medications Are Scarce Today in 2025

Over 270 medications are currently in short supply in the U.S., including life-saving chemotherapy drugs, IV fluids, and antibiotics. Here's what's running out, why it's happening, and what you can do.

8 Dec 2025 Medicine
International Supply Chains: Why Dependence on Foreign Manufacturing Is Causing Drug Shortages in 2025
By Celia Rawdon
International Supply Chains: Why Dependence on Foreign Manufacturing Is Causing Drug Shortages in 2025

In 2025, dependence on foreign manufacturing is causing widespread drug shortages. With 80% of active ingredients coming from Asia, even small disruptions lead to critical gaps in medicine supply. Here's how global supply chains failed patients-and what’s being done to fix it.

19 Nov 2025 Medicine