Health
Cancer Drug Shortages Force Doctors to Ration Vital Medications
- Shutdown at India plant leaves doctors scrambling for drugs
- Cisplatin, carboplatin are key to treatment for many patients
This article is for subscribers only.
Two of the most widely used cancer drugs are in short supply amid one of the worst chemotherapy shortages in decades, forcing clinics across the US to ration the lifesaving medicines.
Centers are altering treatment regimens, restricting the therapies to the cases most likely to be cured or sending patients to hospitals with greater access to the drugs.