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.
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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