On this page are position statements of organizations and individuals about the drug shortage. (See below for USA and Europe)
Doctors without Borders, Countries must fix critical access to medicines flaws in Trans-Pacific Trade Pact, 14 May 2013
International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, Survey planned, expect report June 2013, press release, 14 February 2013
Patrick Sullivan, Drug shortage extracting “terrible toll” on patients, Canadian Medical Association, 24 January 2013.
Canadian Pharmacists Association response to plans of the Council of the Federation to by six generic drugs, 18 January 2013.
Canadian Pharmacists Association, Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists, and Canadian Medical Association join survey” results, joint press release, 14 January 2013.
Best Medicines Coalition, Value, Safety and Secure Supply: Pan Canadian Generic Drug Value Price Initiative, 6 November 2012.
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, ICRE conference examines threats and solutions to Canada’s prescription drug shortage, press release, 18 October 2012.
Canadian Pharmacists Association response to plans of the Council of the Federation to bulk buy generic drugs, 26 July 2012.
Consensus Conference on Drug Shortages, 14-15 June 2012, Emory University Center for Ethics, – Watch for statement here.
American Society for Hematology, Action needed .. to strengthen Drug Shortage Legislation, May 2012
Ontario Pharmacists Association, Ontario’s pharmacists provide solutions that would yield greater savings than the government’s proposed cuts to generic medication pricing, OPAToday, 23 April 2012.
J. Duffin (www.canadadrugshortage.com webmaster), invited Submission to HESA, 2 April 2012.
Canadian Epilepsy Alliance, Canadian Drug Supply, Submission to HESA, 2 April 2012
Best Medicines Coalition, Submission to Standing Committee on Health (HESA), 29 March 2012.
Canadian Medical Association, Submission to the Standing Committee on Health (HESA)–Drug Shortages, 29 March 2012.
On 27 March 2012 the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health (HESA) began hearing from various witnesses, professional groups, patient advocacy groups and concerned citizens. Transcripts of the meetings are posted here. The full report is here, also linked on our Policy and Politics page.
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Canada’s drug shortage; Highlights of main issues, causes and possible outcomes, 22 March 2012.
Jeff Connell and Shannon Macdonald [CGPA and Rx & D] Statement from Canada’s Pharmaceutical Industry Regarding House of Commons Motion on National Drug Strategy, 16 March 2012.
Canadian Cancer Society, press release, and CBC report, both 12 March 2012
Gail Attara, Statement on Drug Shortages, Best Medicines Coalition, 12 March 2012
Epilepsy Support Centre page on shortages
Health Canada, webpage, first appeared, November 2011
Canadian Cancer Society, Statement on drug shortages, Oct 2011
Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association, statement on drug shortages, Oct 2011.
United States and Europe
American Hospital Association, AHA comments on FDA drug shortages task force and strategic plan, 14 March 2013.
Federal Register, FDA seeks public comment for task force on drug shortages, 12 February 2013.
North Coast Medical, GPO’s Business Practices Questioned, 6 September 2012.
International Call to Action to Alleviate Drug Shortages–European Hematology Association, American Society of Hematology, European Cancer Patient Coalition, 16 June 2012
US Government Accountability Office (GAO), Group Purchasing Organizations: Federal Oversights and Self Regulation, 30 March 2012.