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How does the CDER Drug Shortage Program verify that a shortage exists?

April 26, 2017CDER drug exists program shortage verify

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How does the CDER Drug Shortage Program verify that a shortage exists?

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The CDER Drug Shortage team utilizes information from manufacturers, distributors and market share data to determine if a shortage exists. (DSP defines a drug shortage as follows: The total supply of all versions of the approved product available at the user level will not meet the current demand. A registered alternative manufacturer will not meet the current and/or projected demands for the potentially medically necessary use(s) at the user level.