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Australia faces critical medicine shortages amid global supply challenges
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Australia faces critical medicine shortages amid global supply challenges
About 400 medicines are in short supply in Australia. Of these, about 30 are categorized as critical. These are ones with a life-threatening or serious impact on patients, and with no readily available substitutes.
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About 400 medicines are in short supply in Australia. Of these, about 30 are categorised as critical. These are ones with a life-threatening or serious impact on patients, and with no readily available substitutes. Since 2024, there has been a nationwide shortage of sterile fluid. This continues to affect health care across Australia. However, medicine shortages in Australia are not new. We know from past experience that six classes of medicatio…
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