drug shortages
Pharmacy stock gaps
Drug shortages are periods when the supply of medications falls short of demand.
These affect hospitals, pharmacies, and patients who depend on specific treatments.
Shortages typically result from manufacturing problems, supply chain disruptions, or economic factors that make certain drugs unprofitable to produce: The cancer ward struggled through months of drug shortages.
Generic injectables and older medications are particularly vulnerable.
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
- supply disruptionInterruption in goods flow
- out of stockInventory exhausted
- pharmacyMedicinal dispensary
- backorderDeferred fulfillment request
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