Thanks to FDASIA: Drug Shortages Declining, FDA Says
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
Shortage reporting requirements in FDASIA have helped FDA reduce the number of drug shortages in recent years—in 2013, just 44 new drugs shortages were reported, down from 251 in 2011.
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