More Americans are queuing up at pharmacies and discovering they can't get the critical medicines they've been prescribed.
It's not the fault of the pharmacies. Drug shortages reached a peak in late December when almost 300 medicines were in short supply, at times having "devastating consequences" for patients, according to a new U.S. Senate report.
Among the drugs difficult to obtain are Adderall for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; albuterol, which can ease asthma attacks; and a myriad of essential cancer medicines, including those for children.
