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> Drug shortages and the quality problems that often cause them aren't limited to generic products, as evidenced by ongoing shortages of Adderall, Wegovy, Pluvi
by Scoundreller 4y ago
> Drug shortages and the quality problems that often cause them aren't limited to generic products, as evidenced by ongoing shortages of Adderall, Wegovy, Pluvicto, and others.
These aren't very good examples.
2 of those are relatively new drugs, 1 with runaway demand (Wegovy has the same ingredient as Ozempic) and the other, Pluvicto is a radiopharmaceutical with a short shelf life (so any manufacturing problems have immediate effects).
DEA regulations regulate how much amphetamine can be manufactured for production of Adderall, along with 30 day script limits, so there's not going to be a lot of slack in the distribution system, nor in patient's pill bottles.
- Waterluvian 4y ago> 30 day script limits Oh so it’s not just Canada that does silly stuff like this. My doctor has to remember to write “300 pills dispensed 60 at a time” rather than “5 repeats” or else I have to go waste his time for refills.
- Auracle 4y agoAt least in Minnesota, my doctor can’t even do that. I need to contact him every time. I take three different controlled substances, one needs to be refilled monthly and the others are somewhere between 1-3 months each. It’s a mess and I feel like I’m bugging him every time. They’re busy enough without BS like that bogging them down.