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Health professionals warn Australia is struggling to deal with post-COVID-19 medication shortage
Australians with chronic health conditions are having to take drastic stop-gap measures because of a continuing medication shortage, medical specialists say.
Key points:
- Australia faces an ongoing shortage of essential medications, nearly a year after coronavirus wreaked havoc on global healthcare supply chains
- Patients are having to pay more for essential medication and in some cases lower their dose until they can get a prescription filled
- The shortage is forcing a re-think on the way medication shortages are monitored
Many essential medications have been in short supply globally since coronavirus wreaked havoc on healthcare supply chains.
Australia is not set up to produce drugs locally due to the difficulty in remaining cost competitive…
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