Two drugs for cancer patients are in short supply and that shortage could delay when patients can get life saving treatments.
The drugs, cisplatin and carboplatin, used to be as widely available as aspirin but now 70% to 90% of doctors in the country that treat cancer have reported difficulty getting the drugs for their patients.– The drugs, cisplatin and carboplatin, used to be as widely available as aspirin but now 70% to 90% of doctors in the country that treat cancer have reported difficulty getting the drugs for their patients..
“Two or three times a week I’m asked by patients to advocate for them so they can receive their drug in a more timely manner,” Dr. Ackerman said. “We see anywhere from, on the clinic side, anywhere from 30 to 35 patients a day,” Dr. Caitlin Barnes said. Dr. Barnes is an Oncology Pharmacist for the University of Florida. There are six clinics in Jacksonville.
According to the Food and Drug Administration , the shortage comes from a company in India that manufactures the drugs. It has been shut down and now the FDA is considering another company in China.
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