2024 United States drug shortages

In 2024, the United States suffered from an "all-time high" scarcity of over three hundred different kinds of drugs and medications in healthcare and pharmacy settings, surpassing the number of drug shortages present in 2014. Drugs and medications impacted by the shortage included asthma medications, anesthesia and analgesic medications, psychiatric medications for conditions such as ADHD, depression, and bipolar disorder; diabetic medications, injectable sterile drugs, emergency medications stored in rapid response carts, and chemotherapy drugs for cancer patients.

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