{"id":2264149,"date":"2024-06-10T15:16:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T19:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pharmacist-group-warns-drug-shortages-are-hitting-levels-never-previously-recorded\/"},"modified":"2024-06-10T15:22:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T19:22:16","slug":"pharmacist-group-warns-drug-shortages-are-hitting-levels-never-previously-recorded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pharmacist-group-warns-drug-shortages-are-hitting-levels-never-previously-recorded\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharmacist Association Reports Unprecedented Drug Shortages"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpharmacist-group-warns-drug-shortages-are-hitting-levels-never-previously-recorded%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2264149&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary revolves around a pressing issue reported by the University of Utah Drug Information Service,\u200c which has recently highlighted an alarming increase in drug shortages across the United States, with 323 active shortages <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lebron-jamess-reckless-disregard-for-human-life-goes-unpunished-just-like-chinas\/\" title=\"LeBron James\u2019s Reckless Disregard for Human Life Goes Unpunished (Just Like China\u2019s)\">putting lives<\/a> at risk. This is the highest record since tracking began in 2001, according to the service. These shortages span a variety of medical essentials \u2063including \u200bchemotherapy\u2062 drugs, \u200cantibiotics, ADHD medication, and pain relief \u2063drugs, among others. The University of Utah gathers\u200d this data quarterly from various sources within the medical community and \u200dfollows up with drug manufacturers \u200dto \u200cverify and \u200dunderstand the extent and likely \u2064duration \u2063of each shortage. The UDIS information is noted\u2063 to be more comprehensive than the FDA&#8217;s tracking, which does not differentiate between drugs for \u200cadults and children.\u2062 Supply chain issues have been identified as the primary\u200c reason for the ongoing shortages. The article also highlights\u200c fluctuations in drug shortages\u2064 over \u2064the recent \u200byears, emphasizing a notable downturn during the 2022 \u2064pandemic\u2062 year.\u2062 An appeal for reader support appears in\u2064 a\u2062 note from the Deputy Managing Editor, stressing the urgency in addressing media biases and financial \u200dstruggles faced by the\u200c publication in its\u200c journalistic endeavors.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/%20\"><span>Warner Todd Huston<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 10, 2024 at 10:46am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A pharmacist group is ringing the alarm bells over the rising number of important, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-gop-sen-david-perdue-in-runoff-battle-with-democrat-jon-ossoff\/\" title=\"Ga. GOP Sen. David Perdue in runoff battle with Democrat Jon Ossoff\">life-saving drugs<\/a> that are becoming increasingly scarce and says it has been an ongoing problem since as far back as 2001.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Utah Drug Information Service has recently warned the medical sector that there are currently 323 active drug shortages going on right now, putting lives in danger all across the nation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/health\/2024\/06\/10\/drug-shortages-adhd-chemo-pharmacies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The group said that they are tracking unprecedented <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-scrambles-drug-shortages-hit-time-high\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shortages<\/a>, and wrote, \u201cOngoing and active shortages are the highest number (323) since we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-stain-on-our-society-record-number-of-police-shot-in-2023-report-finds\/\" title=\"Record number of police officers shot in 2023, report labels it a stain on society\">began tracking data<\/a> in 2001,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashp.org\/drug-shortages\/shortage-resources\/drug-shortages-statistics?loginreturnUrl=SSOCheckOnly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASHP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The service compiles its data quarterly and follows reports from doctors and hospitals, especially hospital pharmacies, and other sources, the Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>After receiving the reports, the university then contacts the drugmakers to verify if there is a shortage, if more batches are in the pipeline, of if the shortages look to be chronic.<\/p>\n<p>UDIS lead researcher and director Erin Fox said that after receiving confirmations the data is then published to ASHP where the public can see the trends.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Drug Administration also tracks and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/drugs\/drug-safety-and-availability\/drug-shortages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">publishes<\/a> information about drug shortages, but according to the Post, the UDIS data is more comprehensive.<\/p>\n<p>One difference between the two metrics is that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fda-lists-124-medications-short-supply-bidens-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FDA<\/a> does not break down its drug tracking based on adult\/child versions. They track the overall drug, but don\u2019t take note if there is a shortage in adult strength versus child strength, the Post noted. That means the FDA could miss some nuances in drug shortage data.<\/p>\n<p>But the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-admin-fda-adds-vital-drug-shortages-list-us-families-just-arent-getting-break\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shortages<\/a> now being reported range cross a number of medical fields.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Have you been impacted by drug shortages?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Currently, the UDIS says there are serious shortages of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-research-shows-cancer-patients-may-need-less-of-these-types-of-treatment-for-better-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chemotherapy<\/a> agents, antibiotics, medications for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-kids-are-struggling-to-focus-during-online-school-now-theyre-being-diagnosed-with-adhd-this-is-cruel\/\" title=\"WALSH: Kids Are Struggling To Focus During Online School. Now They\u2019re Being Diagnosed With ADHD. This Is Cruel.\">attention-deficit\/hyperactivity disorder<\/a> and pain medications.<\/p>\n<p>There are also shortages in the life-saving medications stocked on hospital crash carts, the mobile devices that hospitals use to bring someone back from the brink of death in an emergency situation.<\/p>\n<p>The UDIS said that the biggest reason for the shortages seem to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-biden-tries-explain-supply-chain-crisis-goes-horribly-bad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supply chain<\/a> difficulties in manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>The UDIS data showed that the worst year since 2001 was 2011 when hundreds of different drugs became scarce.<\/p>\n<p>But more recently, the pandemic year of 2022 and the year winding down from that scare, 2023, were also bad years for drug shortages. The FDA also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fda-lists-124-medications-short-supply-bidens-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cited<\/a> 2022 as a major problem year.<\/p>\n<p>Intermittent shortages, with data measured by reporter quarters, have also been rising since 2017, the group reported.<\/p>\n<p>At least one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/china-warns-withhold-life-saving-drugs-plunge-us-mighty-sea-coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shortage<\/a>, though, was recently resolved. The FDA reported in May that the ADHD medication shortages that plagued the U.S. since 2022 are finally starting to turn around. But some doctors have not quite noticed a return to supply levels, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/adhd-drug-shortages-fda-easing-affecting-patients-rcna152570\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Drug makers cited a growing demand that outstripped their supply chain and manufacturing capabilities, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/adhd-drug-shortage-adderall-ritalin-focalin-vyvanse-rcna137356\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> reported in February.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. 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We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed trStephen A. Smith Lights Up Analyst Over WNBA Delusion, Caitlin Clark Jealousy &#8211; &#8216;Who Talks About the WNBA?!&#8217;uth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-43\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-43\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-43\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-43\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-43\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-donalds-takes-shot-at-host-of-the-view-dares-panel-to-invite-him-on-as-a-guest\/\" title=\"Byron Donalds Takes Shot at Host of 'The View,' Dares Panel to Invite Him On as a Guest\">writing career penning articles<\/a> about U.S. history back in the early 1990s. Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN and several local Chicago news programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a &#8220;target-rich environment&#8221; for political news. Follow him on Truth Social at @WarnerToddHuston.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his writing career penning articles about U.S. history back in the early 1990s. Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN and several local Chicago news programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a &#8220;target-rich environment&#8221; for political news. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pharmacist group is sounding the alarm about the growing scarcity of crucial, life-saving medications, a problem persisting since 2001. 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