By Gina Shaw
Drug shortages hit a 10-year high in the first quarter of 2023 due to a combination of new and ongoing unresolved shortages, according to the latest information from ASHP.
As of April 2023, there are 301 drugs in shortage—100 more than in the same time five years ago, and up from 295 at the end of 2022. Within the first quarter of 2023, 47 new drugs went on shortage.
Chemotherapy drugs, many of which do not have alternatives, have returned to the list of the top five drug