In urging action from the FDA,the representatives note that there were 186 new drug shortages last year, a 27 percent increase from 2017 and the highest amount of drug shortages seen throughout the last five years.
The FDA created a Drug Shortage Task Force in 2018 to find the root cause of drug shortages and propose solutions.The task force was supposed to submit a detailed report to Congress; however, the report has yet to be seen, the lawmakers wrote in the letter.
The letter requested the FDA respond promptly and gives Congress a timeline on when the report would be submitted outlining steps to take to fix the drug shortage problem.
Read the letter here.
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