Objective: Shortages of medicinal products are complex global problems. Drug shortages remain a significant public health issue. Global medical have potential effect on patient and total healthcare costs. Countries worldwide, especially those affected by Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is experiencing rapid increase in drug shortage, which causes several complications for physicians, care ...

Access to both essential and non-essential medications is increasing worldwide. While increased drug access is a positive development, many countries lack the infrastructure for appropriate distribution, administration, and monitoring of drug therapy. The objective of this study was to assess medication and pharmacy-related needs in the rural Ashanti Region of Ghana and to determine barriers of...

Microneedles were first conceptualized for drug delivery many decades ago, overcoming the shortages and preserving the advantages of hypodermic needle and conventional transdermal drug-delivery systems to some extent. Dissolving and biodegradable microneedle technologies have been used for transdermal sustained deliveries of different drugs and vaccines. This review describes microneedle geomet...

Drug shortages are not new; they have been managed through conservation, procurement of alternatives, and redistribution of stock The Sandoz shortage in 2012 has caused a radical reduction of generic injectables. In Newfoundland and Labrador, our response has led to the development of the framework, structure, and process outlined in this paper. The efforts have eased the concerns of clinicians...

With disappointing frequency, shortages occur in the supply of prescription pharmaceuticals. Sometimes, those shortages persist for months (even years), and can implicate the only known medicine to treat a life-threatening medical condition. Sometimes, those shortages may also be due to avoidably negligent decisions in manufacture. Twice in the past two years, seriously ill patients--confrontin...