Nation Experiences Drug Shortages

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A nationwide prescription drug shortage is affecting the country. Health experts said it's one of the worst drug shortages they've seen in about 30 years, and they're not sure how long it will last.

Gayle Woodis has breast cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy in hopes of being cancer-free one day. But being cancer-free hit a roadblock this week when she was told her chemo drug was not available, and she would have to come back when it was.

"It makes me wonder how could this happen?" said Woodis.

Woodis is not alone.

"Manufacturing back orders are the worst they've been in many, many years. 2009-2010 has been the worst," said pharmacist Stephanie Svoboda.

The nationwide shortages are caused by multiple factors, including manufacturers failing to keep up with demand, production delays, ingredient shortages and tough competition from other manufacturers. Local hospitals said they are trying their best to meet patient needs.

"If it comes to the worst case scenario that we don't have it on a particular day, we'll ask the patient to reschedule, and we'll try to get the drug as soon as we can," said Svoboda.

Fortunately for Woodis, she was able to get her chemo drugs within a day, but the experience has still shaken her.

It's not just cancer drugs that are being affected; even painkillers like morphine are coming up short.

continued at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40340148
 
If I ever get really sick in this shit country I'm just gunna let myself die. I don't even want the frustration of trying to regain my health, TBH. Between the idiot doctors, idiot pharmacists, and idiot pharmaceutical companies we are all fucked.
 
weird they're running out of epi pens? Those things are like in every 1st aid kit anywhere.

Also, haloperidol decanoate injections . . . well loved in psych wards (by the staff)

and glucagon!!!

also naloxone wtf?

and pancuronium

and (as previously published) thiopental

and propofol: the FDA pretty much wants it to disappear

lol technetium shortage

lots of hospital meds in short supply

one not mentioned here: coral snake antivenom. I think the only supply in the world was being kept in the Miami-Dade County fire department's antivenom vault: but the lot expired and has not been replaced AFAIK. Wyeth (or whoever bought Wyeth) discontinued it. I see a Florida company marketing an unapproved version at ~$4,000 a dose but pretty much I think if you get bitten by a coral there's a 25% chance it means your ass
 
slimvictor said:
Sad situation.

But I have experienced a shortage of LSD and DMT myself for many years now.
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Yeah tell me about it.


one not mentioned here: coral snake antivenom. I think the only supply in the world was being kept in the Miami-Dade County fire department's antivenom vault: but the lot expired and has not been replaced AFAIK. Wyeth (or whoever bought Wyeth) discontinued it. I see a Florida company marketing an unapproved version at ~$4,000 a dose but pretty much I think if you get bitten by a coral there's a 25% chance it means your ass
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Thats what happens in a capitalism, supply and demand. some people are going to die because of that down the road, but it will have saved the govt, or some hospital thousands of dollars so they didnt have to stock up on anti venom.
 
not that socialism is any better. In Cuba there is always a shortage of virtually every medicine. One of my chem professors resorted to making her own drugs when she lived on the island. She was cool though: she also made her own brake and transmission fluid, etc, etc.
 
actually im a supporter of capitalism. competition fuels are society and economy. when apple released the personal computer. the french released the same type writer they had released the year before, but in different colors.

as far as the snake anti venom
but there will always be that unofficial extra expensive one, supply and demand. at least it still exists!
 
I'm a supporter of capitalism as well, I just think that we need to make damn sure we cover our bases relative to important shit like healthcare. ALL vital medicines need to be available in massive surplus at all times, that's as important to the welfare of a nation as having a standing military.
 
Before he got arrested, i knew a big time dealer who had all the pot dealers in my town and surrounding areas working for him. A strait up business man.

He used to do the same thing, he would drastically lower/cut off the supply of pot and oxys in the area for 2 or 3 weeks, while sitting on a large supply. Then, just when everyone is like wtf need mah weeds n pillz yoo - he would finally introduce his stock back onto the market and raise the price, slowly lowering it back down to usual as he controlled the quantity and flow of drugs. His profits would sky rocket, and it sounds like pharma companies are doing the same thing.
 
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