Number of Drug Shortages Hits 23-year High

The first quarter of 2024 recorded the country’s highest-ever number of ongoing drug shortages, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists data shows.

A total of 323 drugs — including life-saving medicines like oxytocin, Rho(D) immune globulin and chemotherapy — were in a deficit during the first three months of the year.

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The January-March numbers were the highest number of shortages recorded since the ASHP began recording them in 2001.

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