138 drugs in shortage: FDA

The U.S. is low on about 140 drugs, including critical cancer therapies and local anesthetics, according to the FDA’s drug shortage database. 

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In mid-2022, 118 drugs were on the FDA’s list. 

New additions and updates to the database include cisplatin, a drug used for multiple cancers; atropine sulfate injection, which blocks severe muscarinic effects; and lidocaine hydrochloride oral topical solutions, a local anesthetic. 

After months of worsening shortages for cisplatin and other cancer therapies, the FDA allowed a China-based drug company to produce and import cisplatin, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Society of Gynecologic Oncology recommended reserving supply for some patients.

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