There may be a shortage of your life-saving medicine due to COVID-19

The treatments for a variety of conditions are already short of offer - and more are likely to follow.


Thecoronavirus pandemic has caused dramatic supply chain problems for medical facilities around the world, with highlights highly published on everything, gloves toN95 respirators Fans. However, these are far from the necessary provisions with low critical availability right now. Depending on the database of FDA drug shortages,117 drugs are currently in briefAnd new supply issues are reported daily - causing many life-saving treatments to become unavailable for those who need it. Read it to discover which shortages of coronavirus drugs have triggered around the world. And for more perspectives on COVID-19 procurement and demand issues, discoverThe shocking problem that could prevent you from getting the coronavirus vaccine.

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Antiretroviral drugs

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A report of 22 June of UNAIDS, based on government surveys in Brazil, Indonesia, Kenya, South Africa and Thailand, reveals that a lot ofActive ingredients used in antiretroviral drugs Used to treat HIV currently undergoes shortages. These supply chain problems - including the reduced distribution of gross ingredients and packaging, a limited staffing of manufacturing production and travel restrictions result in reduced distribution of the final product - limiting the accessibility of certain drugs Antiretrovirals, including Tenofovir / Lamivudine / Efavirenz (TLE) and Tenofovir / Lamivudine / Dolutegravir (TLD), which serve to treat 80% of HIV patients in low- and middle-income countries. And for more coronaviruses through the globe,The World Record Peak in COVID cases is thanks to these countries.

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Zoloft

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Zoloft and its generic form, sertraline-Both used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder - are short quantity, the FDA reporting reduced availability for the solution forms and the oral solution of the medication. And the scarcity could not have come at a worse time: according to a report of June 1st of Bloomberg,The requirements for Zoloft increased by 12% Over the past year only. And if the pandemic contributes to your depression and your anxiety, check these10 mental health tips for high-risk people for COVID-19.

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Oxygen

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Oxygen-which is used to treat all of asthma with heart arrest - is in a short critical offer around the world. According to a report of 24 June of the associated press, countries, including Bangladesh, Congo, Guinea and Tanzania areExperimenting oxygen shortages desire Just when oxygen therapy is most necessary. "One of the most effective ways to save lives isprovide oxygen to patients who needs it, "explainedTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Doctorate, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), in a media briefing on 24 June and for more information up-to-date,Sign up for our daily newsletter.

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Morphine

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Morphine, a prescription drug used for the treatment of pain that does not respond to the drug especially on the counter, is currently in brief provided in its injectable form, depending on the FDA database. However, this is not the first time in recent years, the US hospital system has had to face the availability of reduced morphine. According to a March study published in theAmerican Journal of Emergency MedicineThere were similar shortages in 2018. However, at the time, theAbandoned use of intravenous morphine In two emergency departments due to shortages do not cause significant differences in patient pain scores in relation to pain scores for those who administered the drug. The same study revealed that the stopping of morphine injections reduced the overall use of opioids in patients and increases the use of non-opioid pain management instead.

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Hydroxychloroquine

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Pandemic coronavirus has significantly reduced the availability of hydroxychloroquine, a drug used to treat lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and malaria - and recentlyrejected as coronavirus treatment. While the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) added30 million doses of hydroxychloroquine at the national stock In March - for "possible use in the treatment of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 or for use in clinical trials" - the drug remains in the short term, according to the FDA. And if you want to know how coronaviruses can be treated in the future,Expect a Covid-19 vaccine on that date, says the Pentagon researcher.

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