Drug Shortage Legislation Gains Support As Coronavirus Threatens US Supplies

Coronavirus hysteria sweeps up languishing drug shortage legislation; prospects for new reporting and risk management planning requirements improve.

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Bipartisan drug shortage legislation is gaining traction in the US as coronavirus outbreak begins disrupting the pharmaceutical supply chain: There is a new bill in the House and growing stakeholder support for both the House bill and companion legislation that had been languishing in the Senate.

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