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When a popular drug is in short supply, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows some pharmacies to create compounded versions of the medication.
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Maggie O'Neill, Health, 5 Dec. 2024
Bread and milk were in short supply after worried customers raided shelves at grocery stores and bakeries.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
Those in favor of the bill say such a law would relieve the unnecessary suffering of those with terminal illness and provide dignity and agency in a situation where the two are in short supply.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
What happens when politics disrupts that bond, especially when health care workers are in short supply?
—Keren Landman, Vox, 27 Nov. 2024
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Maggie O'Neill, Health, 5 Dec. 2024
Bread and milk were in short supply after worried customers raided shelves at grocery stores and bakeries.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
Those in favor of the bill say such a law would relieve the unnecessary suffering of those with terminal illness and provide dignity and agency in a situation where the two are in short supply.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
What happens when politics disrupts that bond, especially when health care workers are in short supply?
—Keren Landman, Vox, 27 Nov. 2024
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“In short supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20short%20supply. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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