China’s Push for Low Prices Causes Drug Shortages

China’s policy of forcing drug costs lower has caused a major problem: shortages. The price of an important drug used following cardiac surgery, protomine sulfate, dropped to the point where companies could not make a profit. Not surprisingly, pharmas stopped producing protomine sulfate, and several areas of China are in short supply of the vital medication. Even though the situation first surfaced three months ago, it still persists. More details.... Share this with colleagues:   var switchTo5x=true; stLight.options({publisher:'d7871f5b-67bc-4d30-b66f-1465d0b97213'});