Record-Breaking 323 Medications in Active Shortage in US, ASHP Reports

Drug shortages, US, Record-high, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), 323 medications, Active shortages, Generic sterile injectable medications, Cancer chemotherapy drugs, ADHD medications, Adderall, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Drug supply chains, Policy recommendations

Basilea Secures FDA Approval for Zevtera to Treat Three Types of Bacterial Infections

Basilea Pharmaceutica, Zevtera (ceftobiprole), FDA approval, Acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI), Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB), Community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP), Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) status, Priority Review/ Fast Track/ and QIDP designations, Ten years of exclusivity in the US