Drug Shortages Increase, So Do Calls To Make More Medicine In America

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🗓️ 10 April 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Drug shortages are becoming more common, with instances of new shortages increasing by almost 30%, according to a report from the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Lawmakers are calling for action to reduce the amount of nationwide drug shortages, improve weaknesses in the supply chain, and become more self-sufficient when it comes to important medications for Americans. Former Assistant Secretary for Health and Former Trump Administration Coronavirus Testing Czar Admiral Brett Giroir joins the podcast to discuss what’s behind these vital generic drug shortages, the value of investing in national medicine stockpiles, and what the United States must do to bolster the capacity for manufacturing our own medicines. Fox News Sunday host Shannon Bream has written another book detailing the greatest love stories of the Bible and the lessons that we can take and apply to love in our own lives. The Love Stories of the Bible Speak was recently released, and now the book has found its way to the #2 spot on the New York Times best-seller list. Shannon joins the Rundown to discuss the influence of her upbringing on her inspiration to write this book, the messages behind some of the Bible’s most compelling love stories, and the powerful friendships demonstrated by prominent figures within the scripture. Plus, commentary by Orthodox rabbi, author, and lawyer, Sam Bregman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Brian Kilmeade. I'm Kennedy. I'm Sean Duffy and this is the Fox News rundown.
0:07.9	Monday, April 10th, 2023, only subradi, a critical part of the U.S. supply chain may need a new
0:15.0	prescription to help prevent shortages. We should be able to manufacture these kinds of
0:20.4	necessary drugs so that people can get them when they need them, if they need them and for as
0:26.4	long as they need them. I'm Chris Foster. There are a lot of love stories in the Bible, Fox News
0:31.0	Sunday, Hosanna Brainwirt, a book about them. I grew up in the church and hearing these stories,
0:35.0	but in each of these books, when I've gone back to dig, and I always learned a lot more.
0:39.0	And I'm Rabbi Sam Bregman. I've got the final word on the Fox News rundown.
0:49.1	The rapid spread of the respiratory virus RSV, especially in children,
0:53.7	sent parents and pharmacists scrambling late last year, coinciding with the flu,
0:59.1	COVID, and a shortage of common children's medicines.
1:02.7	Infants, telenoid, ibuprofen flying off the shelves.
1:05.7	Some of those common drugs are still in short supply. At a Senate hearing in March,
1:10.8	lawmakers explored possible solutions. Suggestions from Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul
1:16.4	include allowing the price of generic drugs to rise and better incentives and economic
1:21.5	opportunities zones to attract pharmaceutical companies and help boost domestic production.
1:26.8	There's also an ongoing focus in Congress and the White House on not relying so much on China.
1:32.9	But Paul warns against completely disconnecting.
1:36.2	I've been talking about the COVID coming from the lab for two years. I'm not an
1:40.1	apologies for China, but same time I don't want to end trade with China. And what was mentioned
1:44.4	here, you end trade with China, you want to see shortages, you're going to see a catastrophe.
1:49.3	Senator Paul also noting that the Food and Drug Administration has identified more than 100
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