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Drug shortages pose a public health crisis in the US

  • Written by Sharona Hoffman, Professor of Health Law and Bioethics, Case Western Reserve University
As of June 2018, the U.S. is short on 182 drugs and medical supplies, including IV bags.Sherry Yates Young/shutterstock.com

On June 12, the American Medical Association announced that drug shortages pose an urgent public health crisis. This crisis should be of concern to all Americans.

The Food and Drug Administration defines a drug shortage as a...

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