Here’s what’s in place to protect supplies in the short term, and the risks of long-term instability.
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Boosting Australia’s ability to make pharmaceuticals sounds like a great way to ease medicine shortages. But there are simpler, cheaper options we could try first.
Companies need adept planning to solve supply chain issues.
Many common medications – including those prescribed for menopause, dementia, and depression – are currently seeing shortages worldwide.
Each dose of Pfizer has a long and complex path involving mixing, storage at temperatures colder than the South Pole and specific protocols that must be followed before it becomes a jab.
A lack of medicines manufacturing capability in Australia puts us at significant risk.
COVID-19 has resulted in higher than normal levels of medicine shortages. Here’s what to do if your local pharmacy is out of stock.
Drug shortages occur regularly in the US, even in the best of times. The pharmaceutical supply chain embodies ‘just in time’ shipping and has little built-in redundancy.
Presidential candidates and the current president have all talked about ways to lower drug costs, but experts know it is going to take more than politics to change how drugs are priced in the US.
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Pharmacist and PhD Candidate, University of Sydney
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Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor of Health Behavior & Health Education, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Practice; Director of Operations, Advanced Supply Chain Collaborative, University of Tennessee
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PhD Candidate, Pharmaceutical Supply Chains, The University of Queensland
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Director and Taylor Family Chair, Centre for the Business & Economics of Health, The University of Queensland
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