I'm going to get into what you're doing about it.
A recent article in Policy Options said the following: “Drug shortages have been a...fact of life in Canada for 10 years now.” I think we've heard that it's for more than just pediatric pain medication.
It said:
The causes are many and often opaque. Manufacturing issues are cited most frequently, often stemming from quality issues, and with the COVID-19 pandemic the manufacturing and supply issues have only multiplied.
That's coming up on almost three years now.
It continued:
In fact, manufacturing disruptions now account for 62 percent of drug shortages, as per a recent Health Canada communique shared with stakeholders.
What are you doing to address the long-term structural problem of drug shortages in Canada?