US drug shortages rise for third straight quarter, hurt by lone suppliers

July 16, 2026 10:13 AM EDT PharmaManufacturing US drug short­ages rise for third straight quar­ter, hurt by lone sup­pli­ers Anna Brown News Reporter The num­ber of drugs in short­age in the US rose for a third straight quar­ter, a sit­u­a­tion com­pli­cat­ed by the fact that al­most half of … Sign up to read this article for free. Get free access to a limited number of articles, plus choose newsletters to get straight to your inbox. SIGN UP LOG IN BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER