Increasing Shortages in Infectious Disease Meds
“More and more drugs for infectious diseases are in short supply, with serious consequences, according to a study published online January 19 in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
The number of infectious disease drug shortages rose from 6 in 2005 to 17 in 2010, report Milena M. Griffith, PharmD, an infectious diseases fellow at Midwestern University in Downers Grove, Illinois, and colleagues.
The shortages can be life-threatening in infectious diseases because there are some drugs for which it is hard to find an alternative, the researchers note.”
