Aus Is Facing A Shortage Of Over 300 ‘Essential’ Drugs Including Contraception Diabetes Meds

On top of everything else, Australia is now facing a shortage of more than 300 medicines including contraception, anti-depressants, hormone replacement drugs and treatments for diabetes, stroke and nausea. This news is making me queazy. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has listed 320 drugs in current short supply, about 50 of which are listed in critical supply. A further 80 drugs are predicted to be added to the list in the coming days including anti-venom for funnel web spiders — good, great — and a leukaemia treatment. Shortages of other common medicines like cold and flu medications have also been reported by the Pharmacy Guild. So wtf is going on? President of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Karen Price told Guardian Australia

“What we’re finding is that we’re suddenly getting patients saying ‘I can’t get that medication or the pharmacist has changed it’ … so this is becoming an increasing problem,” Price said.

“There’s many drugs that we’re now encountering that people are unable to get, and that’s a big issue for Australia.”

Nick Panayiaris

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