Pharmacies dealing with supply chain issues on critical medications

 Fox Business News:

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Pharmacies are reportedly running out of important prescription medications, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shows there are about 111 drugs on backorder – including heart medications, antibiotics and cancer drugs.
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"Manufacturers provide FDA most drug shortage information, and the agency works closely with them to prevent or reduce the impact of shortages," it said, also reporting that about 80% of active pharmaceutical ingredients manufacturers are located outside the U.S.

A November survey released by the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) found that the majority of independent pharmacy owners and managers are struggling to fill staff positions and deal with supply chain disruptions, in addition to market pressures.

Sixty percent of respondents said they are dealing with supply chain disruptions and nearly 70% reported struggling to fill staff positions.

According to the group, 76% reported being concerned about possible tax increases on small businesses and 64% were also worried about inflation.
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Trump is looking more prescient on the importance of having critical manufacturing in this country and not relying on imports, and particularly imports from China.  Some of this medication may be sitting on the ships that California docks are not unloading for union reasons and regulatory reasons.  If they have critical medication on board, they should be redirected to ports in Texas and Florida so that they can be properly unloaded.

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