Drug shortages reported at 96% of U.S. pharmacies as Big Pharma’s supply chain begins to fail
The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) conducted a survey recently which found that 96 percent of pharmacy technicians across the country are reporting shortages of what are considered "essential" pharmaceutical drugs.
Everything from chemotherapy and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs to weight loss medications and everything in between is currently in short supply due to lingering supply chain problems stemming from the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) "pandemic."
"Drug shortages are affecting many areas of pharmacy practice, such as retail, compounding and hospitals," said Anthony Longo, a doctor of pharmacy and director of pharmacy at Northwell Long Island Jewish Forest Hills in Queens, New York.
In nine out of 10 cases, surveyed technicians indicated that they offer substitute drugs whenever possible, though nearly half of the time, around 45 percent, patients still end up leaving the pharmacy without their needed medications.
In some cases, desperate pharmacy technicians are collaborating with other pharmacy teams to try to seek out other ways of getting the drugs they need.
"We run weekly shortage calls as a system to address shortages," one said in a statement.
Another indicated in the survey that some pharmacy technicians and their teams are even going so far as to contact drug representatives to try to locate missing medications for their patients
https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-09-26-drug-shortages-96-percent-pharmacies-supply-chain.htmlDrug shortages reported at 96% of U.S. pharmacies as Big Pharma’s supply chain begins to fail
The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) conducted a survey recently which found that 96 percent of pharmacy technicians across the country are reporting shortages of what are considered "essential" pharmaceutical drugs.
Everything from chemotherapy and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs to weight loss medications and everything in between is currently in short supply due to lingering supply chain problems stemming from the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) "pandemic."
"Drug shortages are affecting many areas of pharmacy practice, such as retail, compounding and hospitals," said Anthony Longo, a doctor of pharmacy and director of pharmacy at Northwell Long Island Jewish Forest Hills in Queens, New York.
In nine out of 10 cases, surveyed technicians indicated that they offer substitute drugs whenever possible, though nearly half of the time, around 45 percent, patients still end up leaving the pharmacy without their needed medications.
In some cases, desperate pharmacy technicians are collaborating with other pharmacy teams to try to seek out other ways of getting the drugs they need.
"We run weekly shortage calls as a system to address shortages," one said in a statement.
Another indicated in the survey that some pharmacy technicians and their teams are even going so far as to contact drug representatives to try to locate missing medications for their patients
https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-09-26-drug-shortages-96-percent-pharmacies-supply-chain.html
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