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Blame capitalism? Why hundreds of decades-old yet vital drugs are nearly impossible to find

  • Written by Geoffrey Joyce, Director of Health Policy, USC Schaeffer Center, and Associate Professor, University of Southern California
Blame capitalism? Why hundreds of decades-old yet vital drugs are nearly impossible to findThere is presently no end in sight to the drug supply shortage. FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images

Past public ire over high drug prices has recently taken a back seat to a more insidious problem – no drugsat any price.

Patients and their providers increasingly face limited or nonexistent supplies of drugs, many of which treat essential conditions...

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