Community Chat

[katie1859]

I think we all better be prepared for shortages
As China gears up for war.
Most of our meds come from China so I for one am planning a conversation with my PCP.

[sugar plum]

Thanks for the explanation @Tori3569. 🙂

I've always wanted to go to Italy. Maybe someday...

[granddi]

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@katie1859 wrote:
I think we all better be prepared for shortages
As China gears up for war.
Most of our meds come from China so I for one am planning a conversation with my PCP.

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How big is the pharmaceutical industry in India?

• The pharmaceutical industry in India was valued at an estimated US$42 billion in 2021. India is the world's largest provider of generic medicines by volume, with a 20% share of total global pharmaceutical exports. It is also the largest vaccine supplier in the world by volume, accounting for more than 50% of all vaccines manufactured in the world.

Pharmaceutical industry in India - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmaceutical_industry_in_India

[Zernia Rose]

Many of the drugs that will be in short supply are injectable, approximately 25%. Management hopes that salvaging some of the equipment will the return to productivity.

[Rockycoast]

No, not experiencing a shortage at all.

[Malcontent]

@sugar plum 

It’s good for what ever ails you.

It will make sugar plums dance in your head.

[coconut1818]

Yes. My 75 year old sister takes pain pills. CVS could only fill her prescription with a third of what she should have got, due to shortages.  She doesn't drive, so it is a 100 mile trip for me to get her medicines. I just hope the manufacturer gets caught up quickly.  

[CherryHugs]

Not yet but things could be scary!

[Malcontent]

@Tori3569 

I ran out of petrol once just at the Brenner Pass. GRAPPA worked in getting the kids and I to a petrol station. I cried. Two bottles gone.

My husband cried too because it wasn’t so good for the car.

[Still Raining]

A couple of weeks ago I had to go to urgent care about some kind of creeping rot going up my arm.  Once I had the official purple sharpie markings, I had to go over to ER for an IV.

So I tried the OP pharmacy at the hospital, where I have always had luck with odd Rx.  Could only get 2 of the 3 filled!  Sure surprised.