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With most of the COVID-19 procurement attention focused on personal protective equipment (PPE), authorities and the pharmaceutical industry are closely monitoring another growing shortage—vital medicines.
Drug Shortages Mounting in Canada Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
China’s control of active ingredients for generic drugs is another warning to find alternatives
The number of drug shortages being reported to the government’s mandatory reporting website “has increased dramatically in the last few weeks.”
A pharmacist checks a bottle on a shelf at his pharmacy in Quebec City in this file photo. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
Rahul Vaidyanath
Journalist
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Rahul Vaidyanath
Journalist
Rahul Vaidyanath is a journalist with The Epoch Times in Ottawa. His areas of expertise include the economy, financial markets, China, and national defence and security. He has worked for the Bank of Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., and investment banks in Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles.
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