Increased Transparency Key To Combating Drug Shortages, Says US Industry Alliance

End Drug Shortages Alliance Assesses Impact Of Teva Plant Closure

The closure of a Teva manufacturing plant in California has raised concerns around access a number of medicines, something the End Drug Shortages Alliance says could be avoided through increased market transparency.

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Closure of a Teva plant could impact access to a number of medications • Source: Shutterstock

The End Drug Shortages Alliance has released a market analysis of products affected by the recent shuttering of a Teva pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Irvine, California, urging increased supply chain transparency to nip any resulting shortages in the bud. The closure is expected to impact 25 pharmaceutical injectables previously manufactured at the plant.

End Drug Shortages Alliance vice chair Terri Wilson said: “We are surfacing the information and amplifying it so that all industry stakeholders are aware and can prepare for an unanticipated disruption

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