https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/methotrexate-shortage/m-p/164912#M70872 <P>WOW! Methotrexate a commonly used and pretty effective chemotherapy agent for patients with leukemia is falling into a severe shortage. This drug is also used to treat Rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis but , I believe , in those cases it is the oral form not the IV. I don't know if the oral drug is falling into a shortage as well. from what I read on MSN the company that was making it just decided to quit and said it had issues with controls on the drug - what ever that means.</P> <P>It seems there are more and more drugs that are becoming unavailable. I was taking a common prescription strength NSAID and it is no longer available in generic form and the original is mega expensive so I had to switch to another drug and I don't like it as well.What is causing this to happen? I think it must have to do with profitability.</P> <P>The FDA is currently seeking to find another source of methotrexate so people can be treated for leukemia before the drug is totally gone. </P> <P> </P> Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:56:05 GMT 151949 2012-02-12T19:56:05Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/methotrexate-shortage/m-p/164912#M70872 <P>WOW! Methotrexate a commonly used and pretty effective chemotherapy agent for patients with leukemia is falling into a severe shortage. This drug is also used to treat Rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis but , I believe , in those cases it is the oral form not the IV. I don't know if the oral drug is falling into a shortage as well. from what I read on MSN the company that was making it just decided to quit and said it had issues with controls on the drug - what ever that means.</P> <P>It seems there are more and more drugs that are becoming unavailable. I was taking a common prescription strength NSAID and it is no longer available in generic form and the original is mega expensive so I had to switch to another drug and I don't like it as well.What is causing this to happen? I think it must have to do with profitability.</P> <P>The FDA is currently seeking to find another source of methotrexate so people can be treated for leukemia before the drug is totally gone. </P> <P> </P> Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:56:05 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/methotrexate-shortage/m-p/164912#M70872 151949 2012-02-12T19:56:05Z