Drug shortages are at an all time high.
There are 323 medication in short supply, the highest number since the government started keeping track in 2001.
The problems started back when Covid hit and there were shutdowns everywhere, and the industry hasn't recovered from its ailments.
Most drugs are manufactured offshore.
President Biden is proposing a plan to increase domestic manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, applying the Defense Production Act, a relic of the Korean War that has been invoked by Presidents Trump and Biden.
https://www.axios.com/2023/11/28/biden-drug-shortages-defense-production-act-covid
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