
How Pharmacists Tackle Drug Shortages
July 15, 2026
" Medication supply disruptions have surged to alarming levels, creating ripple effects across global healthcare systems. In the U.S., 136 critical treatments---from asthma inhalers to anesthesia drugs---are currently scarce, per FDA data from April 2024. This crisis, now at its worst in a decade, challenges providers to maintain care quality when essential therapies vanish overnight.