Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2018
It's not just the EpiPen. Canada had 25 new drug shortages this week alone
8 September 2018 - Migraine and Parkinson's disease drugs and anesthetic among treatments added to drug shortage site.
They're the latest additions to a list of more than 700 drug shortages registered so far this year — a rotating series of supply interruptions with no apparent solution on the horizon.
"It's a huge problem that is largely being ignored," said Jacalyn Duffin, a hematologist and medical historian, who is one of the few experts studying the issue in Canada.
