Most primary care physicians say drug shortages hurt care quality: Survey

(By: Erica Cerutti for Becker’s Hospital Review)

The majority of primary care physicians report that drug shortages affect the quality of patient care and increase administrative burdens, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open.

The cross-sectional survey, conducted by researchers from the American Medical Association, collected responses from 902 U.S. primary care physicians between July and August 2024. Eighty-eight percent of respondents said they had experienced a drug shortage in the past six months. Continue reading here…

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