Etopophos is used to treat testicular cancer and small cell lung cancer. The drug is on backorder due to a raw materials shortage of one of the drug’s active ingredients.
New York City-based Bristol-Myers Squibb is working to resolve the issue as soon as possible and expects the drug to be available again September 2017.
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