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A record number of drugs, including several used to treat life-threatening conditions, are in unprecedented short supply.
There were shortages of 323 drugs during the first quarter of this year, up from the previous high of 320 a decade ago, according to the University of Utah Drug Information Service. Affected drugs include the popular new weight-loss treatment Ozempic, as well as epinephrine, amoxicillin, chemotherapy medications and injections that hospitals commonly use in intensive care.
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