Problems Behind Drug Shortages Are Clear; Solutions Aren't

NPR | By Scott Hensley

Published September 27, 2011 at 4:43 PM EDT

A daylong session on drug shortages convened by the Food and Drug Administration documented lots of issues and no easy remedies.

Scott Hensley

Scott Hensley edits stories about health, biomedical research and pharmaceuticals for NPR's Science desk. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he has led the desk's reporting on the development of vaccines against the coronavirus.

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