Great story by ⁦Sydney Lupkin⁩ ⁦NPR⁩ with ⁦Dr. Rena Conti⁩ explaining the economics of the ongoing drug shortage crisis and how disruption at just one factory creates chaos for health systems. npr.org/sections/healt…

.Marta Wosinska, Dr. Rena Conti, & Elizabeth Reynolds share key takeaways from a recent workshop on technology solutions for improving the resilience of generic prescription drug manufacturing ⬇️ brookings.edu/articles/works…

Interested in moving to Utah and working with our awesome #AntibioticStewardship Team? University of Utah Health is hiring! Please message me or apply below. SIDP SHEA IDSA Erin Fox Hannah Imlay Ali Earl @pillsandskills employment.utah.edu/salt-lake-city…

Lots of interest in fixing the #drugshortage problem - but how can you tell which initiatives will do the most good? Which policy proposals will make a difference? Check out the latest from Marta Wosinska Brookings Econ 👇 brookings.edu/articles/drug-…

How can U.S. policymakers effectively tackle drug shortages? Marta Wosinska presents a four-part test to evaluate potential policy solutions: brookings.edu/articles/drug-…

Why do we tolerate ‘unknown’ for manufacturers of essential medicines and their components? FDA legally can’t disclose - but Congress CAN change the labeling laws for more transparency. Great story Riley Ray Griffin Anna Edney

Biden is aiming to tackle rampant drug shortages with a new multibillion-dollar plan for Congress to pressure hospitals into paying more for generic medicines. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/…

Erin Fox - nice quotes in STAT article on opioid quotas. (bit.ly/44rr8O7). Question ... why aren't quotas for commercial sales tradeable among FDA-approved entities?

Spent the morning moderating a workshop at MAD-ID The Antimicrobial Stewardship Meeting®️ w Erin Fox about managing antibiotic shortages. There is a gap in the lit re negative outcomes associated w antimicrobial shortages. Perfect time to plan residency projects.

Had a great time MAD-ID The Antimicrobial Stewardship Meeting®️ presenting today! Thank you to M. Jeffres 🦦 for moderating, Susan Davis for session feedback and Sage Greenlee for encouraging me to do this session!

Dozens of CVS Generic Drug Recalls Expose Link to Tainted Factories bloomberg.com/news/features/…

The shortages of ADHD medications are so frustrating - CDC is warning about risks to patients- emergency.cdc.gov/han/2024/han00…

Want to know if you're taking a drug tested by a research-for-hire company in India that faked results? The FDA won't tell you, but I was able to figure out some of the potentially unsafe medications that could be in your medicine cabinet. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Change to BX ratings will be public. Makes no sense for FDA to not disclose the entire list they are changing from AB to BX rated. Generic versions of Viagra and Cialis were allowed on the US market using potentially false data bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Anna Edney

This analysis of controlled substances shows how few manufacturers make unit of use doses ready for patients - results in significant waste beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/hospi…

Interesting…

So... will CMSGov be suspending the SEP-1 quality measure so that hospitals aren't penalized for this shortage? Disruptions in Availability of Becton Dickinson (BD) BACTEC™ Blood Culture Bottles Blood Culture Bottles emergency.cdc.gov/han/2024/han00…

I don’t remember the last shift I had where a drug shortage didn’t impact my patient management… No less than patient safety is at stake.