title: Drug shortages: searching for a cure.
abstract: Shortages of prescription generic drugs have recently made headlines in Canada and elsewhere. The causes and possible solutions for these shortages are still unclear. With the failure of "market forces," has the time come to establish a Crown corporation to ensure the supply of essential drugs?
authors: School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON.
authors: Marc-André
authors: MA
authors: Gagnon
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D004345:Drug Industry; D016568:Drugs, Generic / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D005380:Financing, Government; D006801:Humans; D055553:Prescription Drugs / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D016568:Drugs, Generic; D055553:Prescription Drugs
references: Bull World Health Organ. 2012 Mar 1;90(3):158-158A
references: 22461706