Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Congresswomen Jenniffer Gonzlez-Coln (R-PR) and Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), led 29 Senators and 63 Representatives in a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb regarding the current
shortage of IV saline and other critical medical products.
Skills
shortages are also fuelling significant salary increases in specific areas.
The percentage of respondents reporting adverse patient outcomes related to
shortages increased from 2011 to 2016 (51% vs.
Similar to the challenges with infection control and containment in developing or low-income countries, (11,12) antimicrobial
shortages may present challenges for appropriate management of infections in these regions.
There needs to be initiatives put in place to address the
shortage of nurse educators and RNs.
associate director of the drug
shortages program in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said in the statement.
Employers in Japan report the greatest talent
shortages globally (81 percent).
The measurement of skill
shortages and gaps to an extent is dependent on the definition of skill
shortages used.
WHEREAS, The National League for Nursing identifies the
shortage of nurse educators as a root cause of the
shortage of nurses in the United States; and
The FDA is releasing a strategic plan called for in the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) of 2012 to improve the agency's response to imminent or existing
shortages and for longer-term approaches for addressing the underlying causes of drug
shortages.
SLD
shortages also can disrupt treatment of drug-susceptible TB in patients who cannot tolerate first-line drugs and can complicate the treatment of MDR TB and XDR TB, putting patients and communities at greater risk for morbidity and mortality.
The intent is to establish a formal process by which the FDA can collaborate with manufacturers in order to take actions which could prevent or mitigate drug
shortages.
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