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Novo Nordisk to discontinue Levemir insulin in US market
8 November 2023 - Novo Nordisk said on Wednesday it would discontinue its long-acting insulin Levemir in the United States, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Oct 2023
Cancer drug shortage eases slightly, but it’s still ‘living from paycheck to paycheck’
5 October 2023 - The shortage of cancer drugs is not going away, but it may be easing slightly, a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Sep 2023
Supply and insurance issues snarl fall COVID-19 vaccine campaign for some
20 September 2023 - It has been just over a week since the US FDA and the US Centers for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Sep 2023
Ozempic and Wegovy maker ‘just scratching the surface’ in meeting demand for weight loss drugs, CEO says
5 September 2023 - It could take years before Novo Nordisk has fulfilled demand for its highly popular weight loss ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Aug 2023
The collateral damage of ADHD drug shortages
15 August 2023 - As a new school year begins, parents and doctors find medication shortages are leading to declines in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Aug 2023
Public pharma is the best solution to the on-going problem of drug shortages
9 August 2023 - Drug shortages in the United States are at a record high. At least 14 essential generic ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jul 2023
FDA to import more Chinese cancer drugs amid shortage
10 July 2023 - The FDA is opening the way for more cancer drugs from China as the US continues ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jun 2023
How the shortage of a $15 cancer drug is upending treatment
26 June 2023 - Older generic chemotherapy drugs remain scarce, forcing doctors to put a priority on the patients who have ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jun 2023
Paediatric drug and other shortages in the age of supply chain disruption
9 June 2023 - The last year witnessed several significant shortages of key medicines and other products for children, including ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jun 2023
FDA considers temporary cancer drug imports from unapproved companies to ease US shortage
1 June 2023 - Shortages of cisplatin and carboplatin have forced some hospitals to ration the drugs by reducing doses to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 May 2023
A short supply of cancer drugs has doctors and patients worried: 'we're at a critical juncture'
30 May 2023 - A drug shortage is forcing doctors to reduce doses of chemotherapy. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2023
Ozempic is hard to find. Some pharmacies are offering unauthorised alternatives.
16 May 2023 - Regulators are raising concerns about compounded semaglutide. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Apr 2023
Why are there drug shortages?
18 April 2023 - What if you are hospitalised and the drug needed to save your life isn’t available? That ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Aug 2022
Monkeypox vaccines: here’s how many have been shipped and where as White House declares public health emergency
8 August 2022 - The US Government has shipped more than 602,000 doses of Jynneos monkeypox vaccines—the only shot specifically approved ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Aug 2022
Obesity drug supply delay not unusual says Novo Nordisk CEO
4 August 2022 - Novo Nordisk sought to soothe concerns about supplies of its new obesity drug Wegovy (semagutide) on Thursday, ...