The House Energy & Commerce subcommittee on health held a hearing on Tuesday to examine avenues for improving preparedness against public health security risks.
The hearing occurred amid an ongoing shortage of chemotherapy drugs in the U.S.
A recent survey found that a majority of cancer centers are reporting shortages of commonly used chemotherapy drugs used to treat a wide variety of cancers.
Much of the current shortage stems from the temporary closure of a drug manufacturing facility in India that happened after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found issues in the plant’s quality control.
https://thehill.com/newsletters/health-care/4050654-cancer-chemotherapy-drug-shortages/
The hearing occurred amid an ongoing shortage of chemotherapy drugs in the U.S.
A recent survey found that a majority of cancer centers are reporting shortages of commonly used chemotherapy drugs used to treat a wide variety of cancers.
Much of the current shortage stems from the temporary closure of a drug manufacturing facility in India that happened after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found issues in the plant’s quality control.
https://thehill.com/newsletters/health-care/4050654-cancer-chemotherapy-drug-shortages/
