Widespread cancer drug shortage: 'Unacceptable'
The survey, which included responses from 27 NCCN member institutions, revealed that 93% are experiencing a shortage of carboplatin and that 70% have reported a shortage of cisplatin.
"We need to work together to improve the current situation and prevent it from happening again in the future," Carlson stressed. "Carboplatin has been in short supply for months but in the last 4 weeks has reached a critical stage," according to one survey comment."Without additional inventory many of our sites will be out of drug by early next week."
Survey respondents also addressed whether manufacturers or suppliers have provided any indication of when these drugs will become readily available again. For both drugs, about 60% of respondents said no. And for those who do receive updates, many noted that the"information is tentative and variable."
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