Trump’s real health care agenda isn’t in Project 2025 — it’s in his own words
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump has made it abundantly clear that nobody else speaks for…
Category: drug shortages
Weight loss drugs without a prescription? Study warns it’s a “very risky business”
In the face of ongoing shortages of the obesity and diabetes medications known as GLP-1s,…
Opinion: Mark Cuban’s company won’t fix drug costs, but it can still help rectify America’s drug shortages
Americans are facing at least two prescription drug crises simultaneously. One is the outrageously high…
STAT+: U.S. drug shortages have reached a decade high and are lasting longer, too
Amid rising concern over prescription drug shortages, a new report finds that the number of…
STAT+: Senate drug shortage bill would pay hospitals bonuses for good contracting practices
WASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee has drafted a bipartisan bill to mitigate drug shortages…
STAT+: DEA reverses a policy to avert morphine shortages
WASHINGTON — The Drug Enforcement Agency is reversing a regulation that had been expected to…
Opinion: Shortages of generic drugs can’t be blamed solely on group purchasing organizations
The Hatch-Waxman Act of 1984, which gave rise to the modern generic drug market, was…
STAT+: Drug shortages reached a record high as 2023 drew to a close
The number of ongoing and active drug shortages in the U.S. stood at 323 during…
STAT+: The White House has a plan to stem drug shortages
WASHINGTON — The White House at long last published a plan to stem drug shortages,…
STAT+: FTC to probe the role of middlemen in worsening drug shortage crisis
The Federal Trade Commission is launching a probe into the extent to which group purchasing…
STAT+: Major generic maker Aurobindo cuts production at a key plant amid concerns over shortages
Aurobindo, which is one of the largest generic drug makers, has halted some production at…
STAT+: Key Senate panel considers Medicare bonuses for hospitals that prevent drug shortages
WASHINGTON — A key Senate committee is proposing that Medicare pay bonuses to hospitals that…
Opinion: I went on a mind-boggling journey to get my son’s ADHD medication covered by insurance — twice
Last January, I went to fill my son’s ADHD prescription and was handed a bag…
STAT+: Europe takes steps to head off drug shortages, even as U.S. proposals stall
European drug regulators are updating regulations to stem drug shortages. Are there lessons for Americans?…
STAT+: Cancer drug shortages widen disparities between big systems and small
For months, oncologist Kristen Rice found herself scrambling for cisplatin and carboplatin, two key chemotherapies…
STAT+: Civica Rx considers moving into chemo drugs as shortages worsen
WASHINGTON — A nonprofit formed by hospitals to deal with drug shortages is considering a…
Why drug shortages are having an outsize impact on ovarian cancer patients
Sarah Evans considers herself a lucky ovarian cancer patient, though she is dealing with the…
STAT+: From drug shortages to high prices, U.S. system’s shortcomings have deep roots
American medicine is a tragic paradox. An example: Cancer patients are likely dying as a…
Opinion: Public pharma is the best solution to the ongoing problem of drug shortages
Drug shortages in the United States are at a record high. At least 14 essential…
Cancer drug shortages deliver ‘gut punch’ to patients unsure if their survival odds will be undercut
Mairéad McInerney will never know if changes in her treatment plan have undercut her odds…
STAT+: House panel passes public health bills following contentious debate
WASHINGTON — The House Energy and Commerce health subcommittee on Thursday voted along party lines…
Hospitals see shortages of a cheap steroid that one study says helps Covid-19 patients
After preliminary release of a study found that a cheap steroid reduced deaths by a…