There’s one thing unusual occurring in hospitals. Low-cost, widespread medication that nurses use each day appear to be continually hit by shortages. These are sometimes generic medication that do not appear tremendous sophisticated to make, issues like dextrose and saline (aka sugar water and salt water).
So what is going on on? The reply, as with something in healthcare, is sophisticated.
On at this time’s present: why hospitals maintain operating out of generic medication. The story behind these shortages tells us so much about how these medication are made, purchased and bought–and, it exhibits us how these markets can falter with out the correct care.
This episode was hosted by Sally Helm and Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi. It was produced by Willa Rubin, with assist from James Sneed and Sam Yellowhorse Kesler. It was edited by Martina Castro. Reality-checking by Dania Suleman. Planet Cash‘s govt producer is Alex Goldmark.
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